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Author Young, Kerry, 1955-

Title Pao : a novel / Kerry Young.

Publication Info. New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2011.

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Location Call No. Status
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  F-YOUNG    Check Shelf
Edition First U.S. edition.
Description 280 pages ; 21 cm
Note Includes discussion questions (p. 277-280).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276).
Summary As a boy, Pao came to Jamaica with his mother and brother in the wake of the Chinese Civil War. Pao becomes a powerful man, but he's not a typical crime boss. He is sensitive at heart and guided by the principles 0f Sun Tzu's Art of War, even though , as he discovers, the wisdom of the ancient Chinese sage can be tough to interpret when applied to the criminal annd predicament he faces.
Subject Chinese -- Jamaica -- Fiction.
Organized crime -- Jamaica -- Fiction.
Social classes -- Jamaica -- Fiction.
Jamaica -- Fiction.
Jamaica -- Race relations -- Fiction.
Jamaica -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
ISBN 9781608195077 paperback
1608195074 paperback
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