ASIN: B00G9N9VCK
Publisher: Book Merah
Pages: 90
A lyrical documentary about one of the oldest neighborhoods in Singapore. Essays and short stories about Peranakan food, Southeast Asian history, traditional coffee shops and more. For three years, Stephen Black lived in, and researched, Tiong Bahru."... a 'lyrical documentary' on Tiong Bahru, which gave me many hours of pure pleasure... I wish I'd read it before visiting the estate, and still in Singapore so I would be able to go there again. It's in Paris that I read it, and followed all your descriptions and encounters, street by street, on my detailed map of Singapore... I loved the book."-M. Abreu" This Caucasian man had not only written the sentiments towards Tiong Bahru of its people, but also the past and memories of those departed. He didn't want to write on the perfections; he used lighthearted humour to describe raw experiences and stories. From learning how to bake English ...
