{"product_id":"the-long-day-wanes-a-malayan-trilogy-paperback","title":"The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Burgess\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in postwar Malaya at the time when people and governments alike are bemused and dazzled by the turmoil of independence, this three-part novel is rich in hilarious comedy and razor-sharp in observation. The protagonist of the work is Victor Crabbe, a teacher in a multiracial school in a squalid village, who moves upward in position as he and his wife maintain a steady decadent progress backward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in postwar Malaya at the time when people and governments alike are bemused and dazzled by the turmoil of independence, this three-part novel is rich in hilarious comedy and razor-sharp in observation. The protagonist of the work is Victor Crabbe, a teacher in a multiracial school in a squalid village, who moves upward in position as he and his wife maintain a steady decadent progress backward. A sweetly satiric look at the twilight days of colonialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 514\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47484858204338,"sku":"9780393309430","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/eb6ba9d6ca55462367bfbc0650963184_6f075691-e9be-4c01-b1f3-eac58015eaa8.webp?v=1779281130","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-long-day-wanes-a-malayan-trilogy-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}