description: The year is 1965. The fiercely nationalistic government of the god-king Sukarno has brought Indonesia to the brink of chaos. Engulfed in the violence are Guy Hamilton, a Western journalist; Billy Kwan, his Chinese-Australian cameraman; and the young British woman they both love. Kwan's disillusionment with his hero Sukarno leads him to desperate action, and a complex drama of loyalty and betrayal is played out in the eye of the political storm.
language: English
title: The Year of Living Dangerously
titlecomplete: The Year of Living Dangerously
characters: Billy Kwan, Guy Hamilton, Jill Bryant
genres: Literature, Travel, Literary Fiction, Novels, Asia, Australia, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Politics
ratings_count: 1778
places: Indonesia
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: The Age Book of the Year, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: National Book Council of Australia Award
category: Australian Literature
publisher: Grafton Books