The Long Day Wanes

Anthony Burgess

Original title: Long Day Wanes a Malayan Trilogy

earliest edition we have, 1973 Norton, 1977 hardcover 512 pages

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A Malayan Trilogy follows the path of a British government worker in Malaysia in three time periods: colonial times, communist insurgency, and the coming of the Americans, all very humorously with a wild cast of characters. If you've ever had the pleasure of being an expatriate, you have quite an enlightening and enjoyable laugh out loud journey in this set of views of society and culture and its players. It may be t...

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Editions we hold

The long day wanes edition · 1992 · W. W. Norton & Company
The Long Day Wanes hardcover · 1984 · William Heinemann Ltd · 528 pages · 9780434098170
Long Day Wanes a Malayan Trilogy paperback · 1981 · Penguin Putnam~trade · 624 pages · 9780140059632
The long day wanes hardcover · 1977 · Norton · 512 pages
The Long Day Wanes paperback · 1973 · Ballantine Books · 9780345231949

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