The World of Suzie Wong
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The World of Suzie Wong is a 1957 novel by Richard Mason, later adapted into a successful stage play and film, that tells the story of a romance between a British artist and a Chinese sex worker in Hong Kong.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Suzie Wong | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium |
cinema
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theatre ⓘ |
| adaptationSuccess |
commercially successful film
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commercially successful stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
feature film
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stage play ⓘ |
| author | Richard Mason ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
contributed to the Suzie Wong stereotype in popular culture
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influential in Western representations of Asian women ⓘ |
| femaleLeadOccupation | Chinese sex worker ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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romantic novel ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
The World of Suzie Wong
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Suzie Wong
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| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Robert Lomax
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The World of Suzie Wong self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Suzie Wong
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| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a relationship between a Western man and an Asian woman
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portrayal of Hong Kong nightlife ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | British ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | British artist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Hong Kong, China
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Hong Kong
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| theme |
cross-cultural relationships
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interracial romance ⓘ postcolonial Hong Kong ⓘ sex work ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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Suzie Wong
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