A Small Place in the Desert [Paperback]

Christopher New (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 307 pages
• Publisher: Asia 2000 Ltd (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9628783343
• ISBN-13: 978-9628783342
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,543,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Christopher New was born in England, grew up in Kent and was educated at Oxford and Princeton Universities. Philosopher as well as novelist, he founded the Philosophy Department in Hong Kong University, where he taught for many years whilst writing The China Coast Trilogy (Shanghai, The Chinese Box and A Change of Flag) and Goodbye Chairman Mao, as well as The Philosophy of Literature.
He now divides his time between Europe and Asia and has written novels set in India (The Road to Maridur), Egypt (A Small Place in the Desert) and Europe (The Kaminsky Cure). His books have been translated into Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese and Portuguese.