Son of Singapore (Autographed)
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***Autographed Edition***
NOTE: Only 2 autographed copies are available, while stocks last!Look inside the book
Get the E-bookĀ Ā |Ā Ā Ā Listen to the audiobookA 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 āuniversity of the worldā at only 15, becoming a coolie at the Orchard Road market. On his rounds to the homes of the āRed Hairsā, he befriends a group of Chinese dialect-speaking Caucasians who inspire him to improve himself beyond his humble roots.
Set against Singaporeās push towards self-governance, Tanās engaging autobiography reflects the pioneering spirit of the times. Written in deceptively simple prose, notable for its English transliteration of Teochew adages, Son of SingaporeĀ sensitively captures fast-disappearing places, people and everyday ways of living.
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āAn autobiographical account of an odd job labourerās life at the Orchard Road market [that is]ā¦technically and thematically well-crafted.ā
āKoh Buck Song, The Straits Timesāā¦very much a quiet force in the world of Singapore writing.ā
āIlsa Sharp,Ā The Straits TimesāWithin the context of Singapore literature, this popular writerās creations can certainly be regarded as being among the most authentic and widely appealing.ā
āLena Bandara, The Straits TimesāWithout pretension, the author sets out to relate his early lifeā¦this is a real person telling a real story just as it was.ā
āThe New Nation -
Tan Kok SengĀ is the well-known author of a trilogy of books based on his life:Ā Son of Singapore,Ā Man of MalaysiaĀ andĀ Eye on the World. His fourth book is a novel,Ā Three Sisters of Sze, originally published by Heinemann Asia in 1979.
Tanās books were all written first in Chinese and afterwards ārendered into Englishā in a collaborative effort with his former employer, Austin Coates, for whom Tan worked in Malaysia and Hong Kong. Although his four books were reprinted several times since their first publication, they were out of print for many years. The books are now available from Epigram Books.
Tan resides in Singapore with his family.
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- Description
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- About the Author
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***Autographed Edition***
NOTE: Only 2 autographed copies are available, while stocks last!Look inside the book
Get the E-bookĀ Ā |Ā Ā Ā Listen to the audiobookA 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 āuniversity of the worldā at only 15, becoming a coolie at the Orchard Road market. On his rounds to the homes of the āRed Hairsā, he befriends a group of Chinese dialect-speaking Caucasians who inspire him to improve himself beyond his humble roots.
Set against Singaporeās push towards self-governance, Tanās engaging autobiography reflects the pioneering spirit of the times. Written in deceptively simple prose, notable for its English transliteration of Teochew adages, Son of SingaporeĀ sensitively captures fast-disappearing places, people and everyday ways of living.
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āAn autobiographical account of an odd job labourerās life at the Orchard Road market [that is]ā¦technically and thematically well-crafted.ā
āKoh Buck Song, The Straits Timesāā¦very much a quiet force in the world of Singapore writing.ā
āIlsa Sharp,Ā The Straits TimesāWithin the context of Singapore literature, this popular writerās creations can certainly be regarded as being among the most authentic and widely appealing.ā
āLena Bandara, The Straits TimesāWithout pretension, the author sets out to relate his early lifeā¦this is a real person telling a real story just as it was.ā
āThe New Nation -
Tan Kok SengĀ is the well-known author of a trilogy of books based on his life:Ā Son of Singapore,Ā Man of MalaysiaĀ andĀ Eye on the World. His fourth book is a novel,Ā Three Sisters of Sze, originally published by Heinemann Asia in 1979.
Tanās books were all written first in Chinese and afterwards ārendered into Englishā in a collaborative effort with his former employer, Austin Coates, for whom Tan worked in Malaysia and Hong Kong. Although his four books were reprinted several times since their first publication, they were out of print for many years. The books are now available from Epigram Books.
Tan resides in Singapore with his family.
