ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FOREWORD viii
4. PREFACE xiii
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvi
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. I. Flowers in the Sky (1981) 35
8. II. The Return (1981) 56
9. III. Rice Bowl (1984) 77
10. IV. A Candle or the Sun (1991) 99
11. V. The Shrimp People (1991) 121
12. VI. The Crocodile Fury (1992) 140
13. VII. Green is the Colour (1993) 163
14. VIII. The Road to Chandibole (1994) 181
15. IX. Abraham’s Promise (1995) 201
16. X. Perhaps in Paradise (1997) 220
17. XI. Playing Madame Mao (2000) 239
18. XII. Shadow Theatre (2002) 258
19. CONCLUSION 278
20. BIBLIOGRAPHY 291
21. INDEX 301
22. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 318