Gold by the Inch by Lawrence Chua
Called "striking" by The New York Times Book Review, Gold by the Inch is the story of a young New Yorker of Asian descent who has returned to the country of his birth following a disastrous relationship and his father's death. In a Bangkok drunk on the nation's financial miracle - and high on an assortment of other things - the narrator meets Thong, a young, beautiful male hustler who works at a nightclub. As his romantic obsession with Thong grows, the narrator tries to convince himself that it transcends its commercial nature, but he is quickly forced into a hard look at the connections between desire and exploitation, personal and national identity. Lawrence Chua vividly combines Southeast Asia's troubled history with evocations of its modern face - its polyglot culture, its colonial past, the cool futurism of its skyscrapers and its sex industry. Written in hard-bitten, dazzling prose, Gold by the Inch is a stunning debut.Maxwell L. Anderson is director of The Indiana University Melvin & Bren Simon Center and CEO of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Lawrence Chua is a professor at Cornell University. Peter Eisenman is an architect. Rachel Healy is director of performing arts of Sydney Opera House. Andr�s Perea is an architect. Ram�n Villares is president of Galician Culture Council. Ismail Serageldin is director of the Library of Alexandria.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802136497 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802136494 |
| Title | Gold by the Inch |
| Author | Lawrence Chua |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Year published | 1999-10-28 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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