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Son of Singapore

Tan Kok Seng

3.89/5 (61 ratings)

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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.

Format:: Paperback

Pages:: 140 pages

Publication:: 1999

Publisher:: Addison Wesley Longman

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 9812350330

ISBN13:: 9789812350336

kindle Asin:: B01J722202

Son of Singapore

Tan Kok Seng

3.89/5 (61 ratings)

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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.

Format:: Paperback

Pages:: 140 pages

Publication:: 1999

Publisher:: Addison Wesley Longman

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 9812350330

ISBN13:: 9789812350336

kindle Asin:: B01J722202

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