Son of Singapore

Son of Singapore
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Publisher : Epigram Books
Total Pages : 104
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ISBN-10 : 9789810768331
ISBN-13 : 9810768338
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Book Synopsis Son of Singapore by : Tan Kok Seng

Download or read book Son of Singapore written by Tan Kok Seng and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 1974 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A publishing sensation in the 1970s and 1980s, Son of Singapore traces the extraordinary upbringing of an Everyman. As a Teochew farm boy coming of age during the Japanese Occupation, Tan Kok Seng enters the “university of the world” at only 15, becoming a coolie at the Orchard Road market. On his rounds to the homes of the “Red Hairs”, he befriends a group of Chinese dialect-speaking Caucasians who inspire him to improve himself beyond his humble roots. Set against Singapore’s push towards self-governance, Tan’s engaging autobiography reflects the pioneering spirit of the times. Written in deceptively simple prose, notable for its English transliteration of Teochew adages, Son of Singapore sensitively captures fast-disappearing places, people and everyday ways of living.


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