The Day Nothing Happened

Clarke, Terence

ISBN 10: 0916515362 / ISBN 13: 9780916515362

Published by Mercury House, San Francisco, 1988

SIGNED by the author in black ink on the full title page. A collection of short stories sharing a common protagonist and setting - the island of Borneo. Author's first book. Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, tiny bumps on top corners and spine head, shallow dent on tail edge of front board, light soiling and tanning to head edge, slightly faded along head edges of boards; pages are clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. ; 1 x 8.6 x 5.6 Inches; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 43269

Synopsis:

Dan Collins, an American engineer building roads in Sarawak, Malaysia encounter an unusual culture made up of Iban, Malay, and Chinese

Reviews: When people from different cultures meet, the results may be painful conflict or unifying comedy. This impressive collection of stories offers generous portions of both. All 12 stories are set in Sarawak, Malaysia, in the mid-1960s, and all focus on Dan Collins, an engineer on loan from the U.S. government. Encountering a rich mixture of ethnic types, Collins must battle the chickens who insist on roosting in his quarters, explain to a tribesman why the residents of San Francisco do not have a rice-spirit, and chastise a young American who goes native. Clarke provides colorful glimpses of an exotic land as well as sensitive portrayals of human experiences that transcend cultural differences. Albert E. Wilhelm, Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville
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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Day Nothing Happened
Publisher: Mercury House, San Francisco
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition; First Printing.