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"The Year of Living Dangerously", Christopher Koch

May 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Asian, Australian, History, Literature, Politics

Synopsis: A dashing ABC foreign correspondent based in Indonesia, an earnest Chinese-Australian dwarf cameraman and a beautiful British embassy staffer  become entangled in a Communist insurrection against President Sukarno. Ambiguous loyalties – romantic and political – proliferate. My Take: This book deserves to be a classic of Australian literature.  Tense plotting, an exotic setting and [...]

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