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Three Wogs: A Novel [Paperback]

Alexander Theroux (Author)

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Publication Date: January 15, 1997

National Book Award finalist, 1973

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National Book Award finalist, 1973

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"Three Wogs is an incredible performance: hilarious, moving, incisive, and flamboyant beyond description. You will laugh. You will be astonished. "-The New York Times Book Review

Product Details

Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks (January 15, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0805044590
ISBN-13: 978-0805044591
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,554,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Theroux's style can be daunting, but try it!, March 31, 2000

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Theroux's viciously pedantic prose brings these wogs (derogatory term for non-whites living in British lands) to life in vivid, devious tones. Three Wogs is a great introduction to Theroux's longer work. Lighter, of course shorter, than the masterpiece "D'Arconville's Cat", it is no less engaging and perfect for those of us who demand resolution in 200 pages. Theroux's style can be daunting, but try it! If you are enamored with the challenge of verbal expression, you will be inspired by his efforts.

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Very funny early Theroux. There are three separate stories about the interaction of non-white British with "native" British. Both sets of characters are larger than life stereotypes that will remind you of people you know (I may even be related to some of them).

The enjoyment of the book is in Theroux's resolution of the conflicts he sets up. This is an entertaining quick read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Theroux's command of language is spectacular., September 6, 2005

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The novel is funny and wonderful, and Theroux's writing is masterful. Well worth the 200 pages.

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4.0 out of 5 stars "It all goes back to Cain, doesn't it?"
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