Amok : a novel / by George Fox

Title

Amok : a novel / by George Fox

Subject

World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Literature and the war.

Description

A novel set in Cagayan, Luzon three decades after World War II, with a bloodthirsty Japanese straggler running amok and killing at will with his samurai sword – continuing to delay the enemy as long as possible. The Philippine Constabulary, some Japanese veterans and American plantation owners try to get the Japanese straggler to stop his murders. Flashbacks to events during the war provide character backgrounds.

Creator

Fox, George.

Publisher

New York : Simon and Schuster, c1978

Date

1978

Format

22 x 15 cm.

Type

Hardbound

Call Number

PS 374 .W66 F69 1978

Accession Number

14447

Pagination

256 p.

Files

Collection

Citation

Fox, George., “Amok : a novel / by George Fox,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed October 12, 2026, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/348.