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The Monkey King

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  • Timothy Mo

    Mo’s first novel, The Monkey King (1978), is set in Hong Kong. Comic and ironic, it tells the story of Wallace Nolasco, a naive young Portuguese-Chinese in Hong Kong, who manages not only to gain control of his father-in-law’s business but eventually to head the family. Sour Sweet…

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    Mo’s first novel, The Monkey King (1978), is set in Hong Kong. Comic and ironic, it tells the story of Wallace Nolasco, a naive young Portuguese-Chinese in Hong Kong, who manages not only to gain control of his father-in-law’s business but eventually to head the family. Sour Sweet…

    Read More