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Time for a tiger

by Anthony Burgess

Burgess’s debut novel, this is also the first book in his acclaimed Malayan Trilogy. Drawing on his experiences in Malaya as a teacher in the British Colonial Service the author gives a sense of real authenticity to his comic story of British ex-pats in pre-independence Malaya. The tiger of the title refers to a popular brand of beer.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?