On Java Road
‘The bastard child of Graham Greene and Patricia Highsmith’ METRO
$22.15
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
14 November 2023
Summary
The tense, atmospheric novel from the critically acclaimed, cult favourite Lawrence Osborne.
A veteran British journalist living in Hong Kong investigates the disappearance of a student protestor amidst the pro-democracy demonstrations in this unsettling new novel from the acclaimed author of The Forgiven.
After twenty years as an ex-pat reporter in Hong Kong, Adrian Gyle has almost nothing to show for it. But now the streets are choked with students demanding democra…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529114959 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529114950 |
| Author: | Lawrence Osborne |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 174g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
[A] superbly atmospheric reportage of a place and time… [On Java Road is] his most compulsive yet – Peter Kemp * Sunday Times *
Marvellously convincing evocations of fractious, tear-gas-canister-strewn Hong Kong… Osborne…presents every country his novels visit clearly, without imposing his own gloss * Literary Review *
In the growing footprint of what he deems “Planet Tourism,” his novels have become his radical reworking of travel writing - as sensual, provocative and riveting portraits of lives and places in flux * Washington Post *
Masterly … This story of moral failings and totalitarian excess is as disturbing as it is irresistible – Peter Carty * i *
Osborne’s whodunnit is wrapped in an atmospheric portrait both of a particular place and time, and of the creation and destruction of a friendship. Highly recommended * Guardian *
[A] timely, elegantly written novel * Spectator *
A finely judged blend of mystery and menace will keep you guessing * Observer *
About The Author
Lawrence Osborne
Lawrence Osborne is a critically acclaimed novelist, journalist, and screenwriter based in Bangkok.
He is the author of eight novels, including:
- Ballad of a Small Player
- Beautiful Animals
- The Forgiven
His non-fiction works encompass memoir, travelogue, and essays, including:
- Bangkok Days
- The Naked Tourist
- The Wet and the Dry
His novels have been selected as Books of the Year by The Guardian, The Observer, the Daily Telegraph, the New Statesman, the Daily Mail, The Economist, The New Yorker, and the New York Times.
The Forgiven was adapted into a film in 2022, starring Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes. Ballad of a Small Player was released on Netflix in 2025, starring Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton.
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