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  • Paul Theroux, 1992
    Paul Theroux
    / Education, Peace Corps experience, and early novels

    … (1969), Jungle Lovers (1971), and Saint Jack (1973; film 1979)—center on the social and cultural dislocation of Westerners in postcolonial Africa and Southeast Asia.

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    … (1969), Jungle Lovers (1971), and Saint Jack (1973; film 1979)—center on the social and cultural dislocation of Westerners in postcolonial Africa and Southeast Asia.

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  • Peter Bogdanovich
    Peter Bogdanovich
    / Films

    …existential drama (based on a novel by Paul Theroux) starred Ben Gazzara as a good-natured pimp stuck in Singapore. Although not popular with moviegoers, it earned some critical praise.

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    …existential drama (based on a novel by Paul Theroux) starred Ben Gazzara as a good-natured pimp stuck in Singapore. Although not popular with moviegoers, it earned some critical praise.

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