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Saint Jack

1973 American novel


Saint Jack is a 1973 novel by Paul Theroux that was adapted into a 1979 film of the same name. It tells the life of Jack Flowers, a pimp in Singapore. Feeling hopeless and undervalued, Jack tries to make money by setting up his own bordello, and clashes with Chinese triad members in the process.

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Film adaptation

A film adaptation directed by Peter Bogdanovich was released in 1979.


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