Crabbe is a teacher who does not quite fit in with the other Brits – he doesn’t own a car, speaks Malay and hangs out with the natives – while his wife misses England and wants to join the colonial set. Finally, there are Victor Crabbe and his wife, Fenella. Working with is Alladad Khan whose two concerns are putting one over his wife and her brother and hanging out with the Brits. Most of his antics are about how he tries to beg, borrow or steal a drink. Secondly, and more importantly, he is an alcoholic (hence his debts). Firstly, he has many mounting debts and wonders how he can pay them off. There are four main characters – Nabby Adams, a police officer, who has two interests only. This is more of a series of vignettes of life in Malaya at the end of the British colonial period than a novel in the true sense. Home » England » Anthony Burgess » The Malayan Trilogy Anthony Burgess: The Malayan Trilogy
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