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Graham Greene called Lewis one of the best; Pico Iyer said hes one of the worlds last unguarded secrets; and Anthony Burgess said his prose is almost edible. And yeah, hes pretty good. Lewis visits deep into the leafy and political jungles of Sumatra and East Timor, describing the lurking perils of Indonesian restaurants that cook their food once a week and politi Graham Greene called Lewis one of the best; Pico Iyer said hes one of the worlds last unguarded secrets; and Anthony Burgess said his prose is almost edible. And yeah, hes pretty good. Lewis visits deep into the leafy and political jungles of Sumatra and East Timor, describing the lurking perils of Indonesian restaurants that cook their food once a week and political land mines as well. Empire is a scholarly and well-written treatment of Indonesia.

Graham Greene called Lewis one of the best; Pico Iyer said hes one of the worlds last unguarded secrets; and Anthony Burgess said his prose is almost edible. And yeah, hes pretty good. Lewis visits deep into the leafy and political jungles of Sumatra and East Timor, describing the lurking perils of Indonesian restaurants that cook their food once a week and politi Graham Greene called Lewis one of the best; Pico Iyer said hes one of the worlds last unguarded secrets; and Anthony Burgess said his prose is almost edible. And yeah, hes pretty good. Lewis visits deep into...  Read More