Saint Jack (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Paul Theroux
- First Published: 1973
- Type of Plot: Social morality
- Time of Work: 1953-1971
- Setting: Singapore, at an unnamed American college
- Principal Characters: Jack Flowers, William Leigh, Edwin (Eddie) Shuck, Chop Hing Kheng Fatt
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Prostitution or prostitutes, Blackmail, Ethics, Corruption
- Locales: Singapore
The Novel
Saint Jack centers on the efforts of Jack Flowers, a middle-aged American expatriate in Singapore, to achieve a success that he believes is almost within his grasp. Jack is an eternal optimist who considers being poor “the promise of success.” Jack is ostensibly employed as a water clerk for Hing, a ship chandler, but he uses the contacts he makes through his work for Hing, who pays him little, to conduct his real business: He is a pimp who obtains customers for his “girls” from among sailors, tourists, and the lonely inhabitants of his “tedious...
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