Details
Goodbye My Kampong!
Potong Pasir, 1966 to 19751. Aufl.
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13,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Ethos Books |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 30.06.2015 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9789811432569 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 276 |
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Beschreibungen
<p>Sequel to Josephine Chia’s 2014 Singapore Literature prize-winning book, Kampong Spirit - Gotong Royong: Life in Potong Pasir, 1955 to 1965.<br/><br/><br/>Kampong life in Singapore did not end in 1965 with her independence.<br/><br/><br/>In Josephine Chia’s new collection of non-fiction stories, the phasing out of attap-thatched villages, the largest mass movement in Singapore, is set against the backdrop of significant national events.<br/><br/><br/>Weaving personal tribulations—her teenage angst—and the experiences of villagers from her kampong, Josephine skilfully parallels the hopes and challenges of a toddling nation going through the throes of industrialisation and rapid changes from 1966 to 1975.<br/><br/><br/>These delightful, real-life stories, sprinkled with snippets of her Peranakan culture, reveal the joie-de-vivre of gotong royong or community spirit, despite impoverished conditions, in the last days of kampong life.</p>
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