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.

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

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The World of Suzie Wong hasTitleCharacter The World of Suzie Wong self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Suzie Wong
The World of Suzie Wong mainCharacter The World of Suzie Wong self-linksurface differs
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John Patrick notableWork The World of Suzie Wong
Kermit Bloomgarden notableWork The World of Suzie Wong
John Patrick wrote The World of Suzie Wong