Much has changed in Papua New Guinea in the years following Independence, but much as remained the same.
Originally published in 1992, this edition includes a new preface by the author..
They reflect expatriate life in urban PNG and illustrate some of its major preoccupations: insecurity, money, drink, sex.
These highly readable Stories range from the tragic to the ribald.
Among the Expatriates themselves, relations are complicated by boredom, jealousy and self-importance.
The local inhabitants are often relegated to roles as domestic servants, subordinates at work, or as partners in brief sexual flings.
Few of them have a long-term commitment to the country.
White Expatriates still form a rich, privileged but impermanent minority.
Much has changed in Papua New Guinea in the years following Independence, but much as remained the same