The Malayan Trilogy
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The Malayan Trilogy is a series of semi-autobiographical comic novels by Anthony Burgess set in postwar British Malaya, exploring colonial life, cultural clashes, and political change.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel trilogy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Burgess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledEditionPublicationDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
British colonial administrators in Malaya
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Chinese population in Malaya ⓘ Indian population in Malaya ⓘ Malay population ⓘ |
| firstPartPublicationDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
everyday colonial life
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interethnic relations ⓘ tensions of empire’s decline ⓘ |
| follows | Anthony Burgess’s experiences as a colonial education officer ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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satirical fiction ⓘ semi‑autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Beds in the East
NERFINISHED
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The Enemy in the Blanket NERFINISHED ⓘ Time for a Tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Victor Crabbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Anthony Burgess’s service in Malaya ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
comic
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ironic ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
bureaucracy
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colonialism ⓘ cultural clashes ⓘ decolonization ⓘ identity ⓘ political change ⓘ race relations ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third‑person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic treatment of British colonial decline
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portrayal of multicultural Malayan society ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | British ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | schoolmaster ⓘ |
| publisher | Heinemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPartPublicationDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | British Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1950s
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late 1940s ⓘ post‑World War II era ⓘ |
| thirdPartPublicationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.