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THE MONKEY KING - TIMOTHY MO `The Monkey King follows the humorous exploits of protagonist Wallace Nolasco, who finds himself in financial straits after being denied his dowry in hectic post-war Hong Kong, and must by guile better both himself and the moribund reputation of the Chinese house he has married into. The novel begins with Wallace's arranged marriage to May Ling Poon, the daughter of the second concubine of the miserly and extremely rich head of the house of Poon. Since his own family background is genteel but decidedly impoverished, the marriage from the Nolasco viewpoint is in theory at least not a bad deal; and offloading a daughter who is not an "official" daughter and therefore ineligible for a proper marriage to a Chinese is wonderfully convenient from the Poon vantage point. However, after taking up residence in the crumbling Hong Kong Island abode of his wife's extended family, Wallace discovers both to the reader's hilarity and shock that life among the Poons is not exactly the most delightful of experiences...' Poor Wallace! David Yip narrates the story, with authentic and sympathetic understanding and intonation of all the nuances...
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