Saint Jack
1973 American novel
 First edition cover (book) designed by Paul Bacon[1] | |
| Author | Paul Theroux |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | June 1973 |
| Pages | 247 |
Saint Jack is a 1973 novel by Paul Theroux that was adapted into a 1979 film of the same name. It tells the life of Jack Flowers, a pimp in Singapore. Feeling hopeless and undervalued, Jack tries to make money by setting up his own bordello, and clashes with Chinese triad members in the process.
Film adaptation
A film adaptation directed by Peter Bogdanovich was released in 1979.
References
- ^ The Covers of Paul Bacon
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Paul Theroux
- Waldo (1967)
- Jungle Lovers (1971)
- Saint Jack (1973)
- The Family Arsenal (1976)
- The Mosquito Coast (1981)
- Doctor Slaughter (1984)
- O-Zone (1986)
- My Secret History (1989)
- Millroy the Magician (1993)
- Kowloon Tong (1997)
- Blinding Light (2006)
- The Great Railway Bazaar (1975)
- The Old Patagonian Express (1979)
- The Kingdom by the Sea (1983)
- Riding the Iron Rooster (1988)
- The Happy Isles of Oceania (1992)
- The Pillars of Hercules (1995)
- Dark Star Safari (2002)
- Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (2008)
- Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads (2015)
- Figures in a Landscape: People and Places (2018)
