| Saint Jack | |
| Author: | Paul Theroux |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin |
| Release Date: | June 1973 |
| Pages: | 247 |
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.
See main article: Saint Jack (film). A film adaptation directed by Peter Bogdanovich was released in 1979.