Sour Sweet Explained

Sour Sweet
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Genre:	Fiction, Black Comedy
Publisher:	Andre Deutsch
Release Date:	1982
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]

Notes and References

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