Near fine condition.Chatto & Windus,1991.First edition-first printing.Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the back cover) with Dj(small nick,scratch and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated inside the front and back cover.Nice and clean pages with a small mark and slightly tainted on the outer edges,light shelf wear on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.Price clipped.408pp. This is another paragraph Product Description: An Indonesian island is hastily given independence, and a Chinese-educated homosexual who was born on the island returns from his Canadian university to find his life radically altered. The story, shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, represents an account of a post-colonial disaster.