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The Year of Living Dangerously

by Christopher J. Koch · 1978

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The year is 1965. The fiercely nationalistic government of the god-king Sukarno has brought Indonesia to the brink of chaos. Engulfed in the violence are Guy Hamilton, a Western journalist; Billy Kwan, his Chinese-Australian cameraman; and the young British woman they both love. Kwan's disillusionment with his hero Sukarno leads him to desperate action, and a complex drama of loyalty and betrayal is played out in the eye of the political storm.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of thisthrillerthrillerMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
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1960s1960sMore like thisLess of this20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisAustraliaAustraliaMore like thisLess of thisIndonesiaIndonesiaMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
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politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 296 pages

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