The Monkey King

Timothy Mo
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The Poons, according to gossip in post-war Hong Kong, have plenty of money. But when Wallace Nolasco marries May Ling, daughter of the house of Poon, he finds he has been sold short. Wallace is relegated to the bottom of the household pecking order. By the author of "Sour Sweet".
Genres: FictionChinaContemporaryBritish LiteratureNovelsAsian Literature
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