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Set in the imaginary Far Eastern holy city of Malomba, this is the story of the bohemian Hemony family and Laki, the shrewd and winning bell-boy of the title. The tragi-comic story of their mutual exploitation involves, amongst other things, financial extortion and psychic-surgery.

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Bell Boy by James Hamilton-Paterson

Set in the imaginary Far Eastern holy city of Malomba, this is the story of the bohemian Hemony family and Laki, the shrewd and winning bell-boy of the title. The tragi-comic story of their mutual exploitation involves, amongst other things, financial extortion and psychic-surgery.
James Hamilton-Paterson is one of Britain's most distinguished-and reclusive-writers. A travel writer, memoirist, poet, and award-winning novelist, Hamilton-Paterson is also an accomplished musician. His novel Gerontius won a Whitbread Prize and his many books include the bestselling Empire of the Clouds, Marked for Death and Music: Stories. He now lives in Austria.
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ISBN 13 9780099861508
ISBN 10 009986150X
Title Bell Boy
Author James Hamilton-Paterson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1991-10-17
Number of pages 180
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.