Description

Penguin Books reintroduces the timeless story of the love affair between a British artist and a Chinese prostitute.

Robert is t he only resident of the Nam Kok hotel not renting his room by the hour when he meets Suzie at the bar. She becomes his muse and they fall in love. But even in Hong Kong, where many white expatriates have Chinese mistresses, their romance could jeopardize the things they each hold dear. Set in the mid-1950s, The World of Suzie Wong is a beautifully written time capsule of a novel. First published more than fifty years ago, it resonated with readers worldwide, inspiring a film starring William H olden, a ballet, and even a reggae song. Now readers can experience the romance of this groundbreaking story anew.

About the Author

Richard Mason was an English novelist. Born near Manchester, he was educated in Dorset, then worked first on a film magazine and later for the British Council. The Second World War gave him a chance to learn Japanese and he became an interrogator of prisoners of war.Mason wroteThe Wind Cannot Readwhich was finished during the Burma Campaign;The Shadow and the Peak(filmed asPassionate Summer, starring Dirk Bogarde); andThe Fever Tree, a story of espionage set in India and Nepal.His experiences while living in Hong Kong inspired him to writeThe World of Suzie Wong. This was adapted into a Broadway play in 1958 and a film in 1960.Mason died of throat cancer in Rome, where he had lived for nearly 40 years.