Paul Theroux — Saint Jack

London, The Bodley Head, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this novel from American writer Paul Edward Theroux. First UK edition. This novel was banned by the government of Singapore for thirty years as the piece was considered too critical of the government's leader(s) and cast the country in an unfavorable light. It tells the life of Jack Flowers, a pimp in Singapore. Feeling hopeless and undervalued, Jack tries to make money by setting up his own bordello, and clashes with Chinese triad members in the process. The novel was adapted into a 1979 film of the same name. Written by Paul Edward Theroux, an American novelist and travel writer. He is the father of English-American authors and documentary filmmakers Marcel and Louis Theroux. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also very smart with minor sunning to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.