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The Redundancy of Courage

by Timothy Mo · 1991

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An Indonesian island is hastily given independence, and a Chinese-educated homosexual who was born on the island returns from his Canadian university to find his life radically altered. The story, shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, represents an account of a post-colonial disaster.

Genre
LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 410 pages

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