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vii CONTENTS Foreword viii Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvi Introduction 1 I Flowers in the Sky (1981) 35 II The Return (1981) 56 III Rice Bowl (1984) 77 IV A Candle or the Sun (1991) 99 V The Shrimp People (1991) 121 VI The Crocodile Fury (1992) 140 VII Green is the Colour (1993) 163 VIII The Road to Chandibole (1994) 181 IX Abraham’s Promise (1995) 201 X Perhaps in Paradise (1997) 220 XI Playing Madame Mao (2000) 239 XII Shadow Theatre (2002) 258 Conclusion 278 Bibliography 291 Index 301 About the Author 318 00a฀SMNovel.indd฀฀฀7 10/7/09฀฀฀3:14:14฀PM ...

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