The Macanese Pro-Wrestler's Cookbook

by Sherwood, Barrie

• ISBN13: 9789814914093
• ISBN10: 9814914096
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2021-11-16
• Publisher: Penguin Random House SEA

Summary

Macau, that redolent, overcrowded hive of faded Portuguese culture, glossy American casinos, and overarching Mainland governance is what hapless, lovelorn Zeke Oliveira calls home. An eccentric himself, for the most part he's at ease with the city's eccentricities, but when his best friend is murdered Zeke goes on a search for those responsible, a search that takes him into an undercurrent of crime beneath the city that he never knew existed. An adventure, a social commentary and an unconventional cookbook, The Macanese Pro-Wrestler's Cookbook is ultimately the portrait of a man struggling to find a balance between the cultural identity he has inherited and his own individual destiny.

Author Biography

A native of Hong Kong, Barrie Sherwood grew up in rural British Columbia before moving on to Quebec, England, France and Japan. Since 2013, he has been Assistant Professor in the School of Humanities at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He lives with his wife and daughters within walking distance of Chomp Chomp. Barrie's publications include The Pillow Book of Lady Kasa (DC Books, Montreal, 2000), Escape from Amsterdam (Granta Books, London, 2007; St Martin's Minotaur, New York, 2008) and The Angel Tiger and Other Stories (Epigram Books, Singapore, 2019).