Sour Sweet

Sour Sweet

First edition
Author	Timothy Mo
Language	English
Genre	Fiction, Black comedy
Publisher	André Deutsch
Publication date	1982
Publication place	United Kingdom
ISBN	0-233-97365-6

Sour Sweet is a 1982 novel by Timothy Mo. Written as a 'sour sweet' comedy the story follows the tribulations of a Hong Kong Chinese immigrant and his initially reluctant wife as they attempt to make a home for themselves in 1960s ^[1] London. ^[2] It was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1982, and shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction. ^[3]

Film adaptation

The novel was filmed as Soursweet in 1988. Mike Newell directed. Novelist Ian McEwan wrote the script. ^[4]

References

1. Marcus, Laura; Peter Nicholls (2004). The Cambridge history of twentieth-century English literature. Cambridge University Press. p. 744.
2. Mergenthal, Silvia (1996). "Acculturation and family structure: Mo's Sour Sweet, Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia, Ishiguro's A Pale View of Hills". In Eckhard Breitinger (ed.). Defining new idioms and alternative forms of expression. Rodopi. p. 119.
3. "Timothy Mo British Council Literature". British Council . Retrieved 9 July 2015.
4. "Soursweet".