Kebaya tales : of matriarchs, maidens, mistresses and matchmakers

Author

• Lee, Su Kim

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Singapore: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited, 2014

Language

English

ISBN

9789814516327

Series

Subject(s)

• CHINESE-CLOTHING-MALAYSIA
• WOMEN'S CLOTHING-MALAYSIA
• KEBAYA

Notes

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Abstract

This 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.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

178 p.

Dimension

20 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

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.

Exemplar(s)

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1.	01197/16	391.20951 Lee K	Library - 7th Floor	Available