Saint Jack
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.
 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 |
Film adaptation
A film adaptation directed by Peter Bogdanovich was released in 1979.
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.