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Tall Tales and Misadventures of a Young Westernized Oriental Gentleman
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Goh Poh Seng
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Cultural immersion, post-war Asia meets 1950s Ireland.
If you're intrigued by the clashing tides of different cultures, this book could be a gem for you. Transporting you from the post-war streets of Kuala Lumpur to the literary cafes of Dublin, it's a vibrant narrative of a young student's metamorphosis. You'll take a front-row seat in his adventures, feeling every bit the exhilaration of his discoveries and the pang of his struggles as he carves out his identity in a foreign land.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
Tall Tales and Misadventures of a Young Westernized Oriental Gentleman
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Goh Poh Seng
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ISBN: 9789971696344
Authors:
Goh Poh Seng
Publisher: NUS Press
Date of Publication: 2015-04-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.2
(rated by 25 readers)
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This memoir by Goh Poh Seng tells of his adventures as a young Asian student in the Ireland of the 1950s. Brought up in post-war Kuala Lumpur, the impressionable young man finds himself transported to a totally different milieu and culture. The stories follow him from the first tentative steps of his voyage to Europe, to his sojourn in a hostel for Asian students and the shock of boarding life in a boys Catholic school; continues with his early awakening to the possibility of becoming a writer, together with a total embrace of the cultural and literary pleasures of Dublin. Along the way, he met a colourful tapestry of characters, among them a member of the Anglo-Irish gentry, the suave and charming Tom Pierre from the West Indies, and the much-loved Irish poet Paddy Kavanagh.
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Cultural immersion, post-war Asia meets 1950s Ireland.
If you're intrigued by the clashing tides of different cultures, this book could be a gem for you. Transporting you from the post-war streets of Kuala Lumpur to the literary cafes of Dublin, it's a vibrant narrative of a young student's metamorphosis. You'll take a front-row seat in his adventures, feeling every bit the exhilaration of his discoveries and the pang of his struggles as he carves out his identity in a foreign land.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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