A British officer falls in love with a Chinese rickshaw coolie as Singapore falls to the Japanese; a singing teacher despairs when his student insists on singing Wagner at her debut recital; and a workman from Bangladesh struggles to cope so far from home: just a few of the characters in this collection of twelve tragicomic stories about Singapore, previously published in Singaporean and South East Asian literary journals. What people are saying: 'Daniel Emlyn-Jones' Eastlit work exhibits a great sensitivity to local culture, which he brings to life in his writing.' Graham Lawrence,...
A British officer falls in love with a Chinese rickshaw coolie as Singapore falls to the Japanese; a singing teacher despairs when his student insists...