Sour Sweet

Sour Sweet
	First edition
Author	Timothy Mo
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	Fiction, Black Comedy
Publisher	Andre Deutsch
Publication 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]

References

Marcus, Laura; Peter Nicholls (2004). The Cambridge history of twentieth-century English literature. Cambridge University Press. p. 744.
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.
"Timothy Mo British Council Literature". British Council. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
"Soursweet".

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[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.

[BritCounLit-3] "Timothy Mo British Council Literature". British Council. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

[4] "Soursweet".