The headmaster's wager
(Audiobook CD)
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Books on Tape, [2012].
ISBN
9780449808290, 0449808297
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Lawn Public Library - AV | CD FICTION LAM | On Shelf |
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Books on Tape, [2012].
Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
13 audio discs (approximately 73 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9780449808290, 0449808297
Notes
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Title from web.
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Compact discs.
General Note
Duration: 10:00:00.
Participants/Performers
Read by Feodor Chin.
Description
Percival Chen is the headmaster of the most respected English school in Saigon. He is also a bon vivant, a compulsive gambler and an incorrigible womanizer. He is well accustomed to bribing a forever-changing list of government officials in order to maintain the elite status of the Chen Academy. He is fiercely proud of his Chinese heritage, and quick to spot the business opportunities rife in a divided country. He devotedly ignores all news of the fighting that swirls around him, choosing instead to read the faces of his opponents at high-stakes mahjong tables. But when his only son gets in trouble with the Vietnamese authorities, Percival faces the limits of his connections and wealth and is forced to send him away. In the loneliness that follows, Percival finds solace in Jacqueline, a beautiful woman of mixed French and Vietnamese heritage, and Laing Jai, a son born to them on the eve of the Tet offensive. Percival's new-found happiness is precarious, and as the complexities of war encroach further and further into his world, he must confront the tragedy of all he has refused to see.
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AUDIOBOOK CD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lam, V., & Chin, F. (2012). The headmaster's wager (Unabridged.). Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lam, Vincent and Feodor. Chin. 2012. The Headmaster's Wager. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lam, Vincent and Feodor. Chin. The Headmaster's Wager Books on Tape, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lam, Vincent., and Feodor Chin. The Headmaster's Wager Unabridged., Books on Tape, 2012.
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