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    Son of Singapore: Singapore Classics
    Son of Singapore: Singapore Classics
    Son of Singapore: Singapore Classics
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    Son of Singapore: Singapore Classics

    By Tan Kok Seng

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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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEpigram Books
    Release dateAug 7, 2016
    ISBN9789810768331
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