On the edge of the civilized world lies rotting Bangkok, John Field's paradise. When he hears that his ex-wife and her husband have been murdered, the free-lance everything searches for the killer and finds on the sordid streets a world out of control.
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On the edge of the civilized world lies rotting Bangkok, John Field's paradise. When he hears that his ex-wife and her husband have been murdered, the free-lance everything searches for the killer and finds on the sordid streets a world out of control.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 9x6x1; We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! Canadian first edition, first printing. Published in 1988. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is unpriced. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. Remainder mark.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. BH5-A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, tanning and light shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 9.5"x6.5", 270 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Critics have called him Graham Greene's successor, Joseph Conrad's "godson, " and the "Voltaire of our time." He is also shockingly, compellingly readable, in the best sense of commercial fiction. The Paradise Eater is a black comedy. Wicked humor and blind violence clash against the absurdity of life in modern Bangkok. John Field is a sometime businessman, sometime journalist, sometime drunk who dabbles in the shady import-export markets of Thailand. It is a sleazy world of frighteningly young hookers, cheap (and expensive) drugs, murder, and intrigue. One more killing would not normally bother Field, but the gory deaths of his ex-lover and her husband start a chain of events that drags the unwilling Field into political and opium-infested quagmire-a nightmare from which there seems no escape. The city's exotic back alleys and wealthy mansions provide an unforgettable setting for this strongly moral tale of murder and expediency. The ironic settling of accounts between Field and his chosen paradise on earth makes Bangkok as much a central character as the protagonist himself. Saul's eye for detail and vivid characterizations brilliantly evoke a city of contradictions where its inhabitants daily live within a circle of violence, corruption, and rotting beauty.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Signed by John Ralston Saul on the title page with no inscription; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.
