Books set in Singapore (18)
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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan EN
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Envisioning a summer vacation in the humble Singapore home of a boy she hopes to marry, Chinese American Rachel Chu is unexpectedly introduced to a rich and scheming clan that strongly opposes their son's relationship with an American girl.
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Dearest Intimate by Suchen Christine Lim EN
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From an award-winning Singaporean novelist comes a multi-layered tale about love, sisterhood, spousal abuse, and Cantonese opera in the lives of three generations of women--all set against the dramatic sweep of Singapore's development The famous cross-dressing Cantonese opera singer Chan Kam Foong passes away, leaving her secret journal to her granddaughter, Xiu Yin, an archival officer at the Singapore National Archives. Xiu Yin reads through the journal that chronicles her grandmother's relationship with Dearest Intimate in their village in China to their respective escapes to the Nanyang be... continue
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Dinner on Monster Island: Essays by Tania De Rozario EN
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In this unusual, engaging, and intimate collection of personal essays, Lambda Literary Award finalist Tania De Rozario recalls growing up as a queer, brown, fat girl in Singapore, blending memoir with elements of history, pop culture, horror films, and current events to explore the nature of monsters and what it means to be different. Tania De Rozario was just twelve years old when she was gay-exorcised. Convinced that her boyish style and demeanor were a sign of something wicked, her mother and a pair of her church friends tried to "banish the evil" from Tania. That day, the young girl realiz... continue
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El legado by Balli Kaur Jaswal ES
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Singapur, 1971. Amrit, una joven adolescente, desaparece de su casa en plena noche. Aunque su ausencia es breve, regresa convertida en una persona diferente. El episodio provoca una auténtica grieta que amenaza con fracturar a su familia, sij y de origen punyabí. En las dos décadas siguientes, asistimos a la evolución del panorama político y social de Singapur durante el periodo de 1970 a 1990 , mientras la familia de Amrit debe afrontar los cambios de mentalidad de la sociedad con respecto a las castas, la cultura juvenil, el sexo, los roles de género... continue
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Homeless : The Untold Story of a Mother's Struggle in 'crazy Rich' Singapore by Liyana Dhamirah EN
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Ten years ago, Liyana Dhamirah was in a precarious situation: at 22, she was heavily pregnant and had no place to call home.
For Liyana, home was often unstable. Once a bright teenager full of optimism, she faced uncertainty and found no support from family, government agencies and welfare groups. She had nowhere to go, no one to turn to. When she started living on a beach in Sembawang, she discovered a community of people—families—who were homeless just like her. They stuck together and watched out for each other, even when there were raids. She learned that in prosperous Singa... continue
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How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee EN
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A beautiful, stunningly ambitious tale of endurance, identity, and memory, for fans of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and Georgia Hunter's We Were the Lucky Ones.
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Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal EN
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We are invisible: we clean your houses, we look after your children, we know your secrets. But now you know one of ours...
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Ponti by Sharlene Teo EN
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'Remarkable' – Ian McEwan Shortlisted for Hearsts' Big Book Award 2018. Set in 2003 in the sweltering heat of Singapore, Sharlene Teo's Ponti begins as sixteen-year-olds Szu and Circe develop an intense friendship. For Szu it offers an escape from Amisa, her beautiful, cruel mother – once an actress, and now the silent occupant of a rusty house. But for Circe, their friendship does the opposite, bringing her one step closer to the fascinating, unknowable Amisa. Seventeen years later, Circe finds herself adrift and alone. And then a project comes up at work, a remake of the cult seventies horro... continue