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Language English ISBN 0-233-97365-6 Genres Fiction, Black comedy | 3.7/5 Goodreads Publication date 1982 Originally published 1982 Country United Kingdom Nominations Booker Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sour Sweet is a novel by Timothy Mo first published in 1982. Written as a 'sour sweet' comedy the story follows the tribulations of a Hong Kong Chinese immigrant and his initially reluctant wife as they attempt to make a home for themselves in 1960s London. It was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1982, and shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction.
Film adaptation
The novel was filmed as Soursweet in 1988. Mike Newell directed. Novelist Ian McEwan wrote the script.
References
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