Kebaya Tales : Of matriarchs, maidens, mistresses and matchmakers.
Title:
Kebaya Tales : Of matriarchs, maidens, mistresses and matchmakers.
Author:
Lee, Su Kim.
ISBN:
9789814382854
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (193 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About The Babas And Nyonyas -- The House on Jonker Street -- Dead Men Tell No Tales -- Boxed-In Bibik -- The Bachelor From Balik Pulau -- The Breadman's Bicycle -- The Goddess and the Japanese Officer -- My Old Baby -- The Wedding Photo -- Marry Me, Marianne -- The Courtesan From Gion -- A Promise Is A Promise -- Son Boy And Sisters -- The Island -- About the Author.
Abstract:
Of matriarchs, maidens, mistresses and matchmakers, Kebaya Tales is a delightful collection of short stories, teeming with fascinating and interesting characters, unexpected twists and turns, cultural rituals, beliefs and superstitions and poignant events in the life stories of the Peranakans. Lee Su Kim's latest book brings you into another world, a world that many know little about-the world of the Babas and Nyonyas or the Straits Chinese, a colourful, flamboyant and unique community still in existence today in the former Straits Settlements of Malacca, Penang and Singapore.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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