Goodbye My Kampong!

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Goodbye My Kampong!

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ISBN: 9789811150388
Authors: Josephine Chia
Publisher: Ethos Books
Date of Publication: 2017-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography, Memoir
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Sequel to Josephine Chia’s 2014 Singapore Literature prize-winning book, Kampong Spirit - Gotong Royong: Life in Potong Pasir, 1955 to 1965.Kampong life in Singapore did not end in 1965 with her independence.In Josephine Chia’s new collection of non-fiction stories, the phasing out of attap-thatched villages, the largest mass movement in Singapore, is set against the backdrop of significant national events.Weaving personal tribulations—her teenage angst—and the experiences of villagers from her kampong, Josephine skilfully parallels the hopes and challenges of a toddling nation going through the throes of industrialisation and rapid changes from 1966 to 1975.These delightful, real-life stories, sprinkled with snippets of her Peranakan culture, reveal the joie-de-vivre of gotong royong or community spirit, despite impoverished conditions, in the last days of kampong life.
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