The Chinaman (novel)

The Chinaman
First edition
AuthorStephen Leather
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
Publication date
1992
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages320
ISBN978-0671743017
Preceded byHungry Ghost 
Followed byThe Vets 

The Chinaman is a thriller novel written by Stephen Leather, first published in 1992. It is Leather's fourth novel. Its plot concerns a London-based Vietnamese restaurateur and skilled Vietnam War veteran who travels to Ireland to hunt the people responsible for a bombing that killed his family.[1][2][3]

The book was adapted into The Foreigner, a 2017 feature film, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan.[4]

  1. ^ "The Chinaman". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ Leather, Stephen (25 September 1992). The Chinaman. ISBN 0340580259.
  3. ^ "Bookseller 100". The Bookseller. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  4. ^ Busch, Anita (13 September 2017). "'The Foreigner' Trailer: Jackie Chan Taking Names And Kicking Ass In Action Thriller". Deadline. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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