Saint Jack

Saint Jack is a 1973 novel by Paul Theroux that was adapted into a 1979 film of the same name. It tells the life of Jack Flowers, a pimp in Singapore. Feeling hopeless and undervalued, Jack tries to make money by setting up his own bordello, and clashes with Chinese triad members in the process.

Saint Jack

First edition cover (book) designed by Paul Bacon[1]
Author	Paul Theroux
Language	English
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Publication date	June 1973
Publication place	United States
Pages	247

Film adaptation

Main article: Saint Jack (film)

A film adaptation directed by Peter Bogdanovich was released in 1979.