The Center of the Universe: Volume 53, Chapters 192-194

When Douglas begins an affair with his stunning yet prim colleague, Nguyet, neither of them suspects how turbulent their liaison will become. Over the years, not only their intimacy and audacity grow, but also their susceptibility to temptation. On their journey of unbridled lust, they also meet others who are equally liable to sin, so that eventually even an orgy circle forms in their sleepy little town in Central Vietnam.

As Nguyet's new boss, lover, and future husband Hiroshi Nakamura is still a little stiff in the hips, she takes him to a café for a larger get-together with a bunch of open-minded young people. After Nguyet has to return to her office suddenly, they still manage to find a more than satisfying compromise.

Since massages also loosen up the loins, Hiroshi and Douglas visit Ly's salon in the second novella. So that neither guy has to wait and watch, they come up with a rather original form of treatment which leads to a cosmic eruption in Ly.

In the third chapter, the three of them plus Nguyet then hit the old vacant hotel, which has already seen so much wicked debauchery. While Douglas is still thinking about a nifty beginning for the small orgy, Nguyet and Hiroshi demonstrate their ultimate idea of fulfilling loin twirl to the other two for which they need Ly's and Douglas' help. But the ensuing mess is truly divine.

As varied as the episodes are, they all have one theme in common: Ultimately, they tell captivating tales of liberation from rigid, confining moral norms. All chapters are meant to entertain, amuse, and in the best case stimulate, without slipping into crudity. All light-hearted novellas here are told in a very revealing, tongue-in-cheek manner and, in passing, offer insights into Vietnamese culture. Without taboos, the episodes explore the sources and dynamic of erotic desire and lure the reader under the spell of an exotic world.

The author of this extensive series of ribald stories has been enjoying Southeast Asia for ten years now. After living in Germany and the U.S. for most of his life, Douglas ventured in the opposite direction in 2010: first, he taught at a community college in the South Seas for three years, before settling in Vietnam. Naturally, his writing reflects his undying love for Southeast Asian women.

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