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Clan
The past gets in the way of present and future possibilities, yet without it, what hope is there for self-knowing and wisdom? These questions are explored in Yeo Wei Wei's transcreation and adaptation of Soon Ai Ling's stories. Characters are caught up in private fantasies as they strive for freedom to love, freedom from fate. A multi-generational family mourns the mysterious disappearance of a flamboyant uncle with vampiric complexion. A teacher looks forward to her reunion with an apprentice whom she has adored for decades and secretly worships as a reincarnated goddess of Chinese embroidery. A teenager tries to save her baby by hugging a vending machine and refusing to give birth. CONTENT...
Diasporic
Traditional Chinese cuisine, jade, batik, embroidery, and horticulture. In Soon Ai Ling's fiction, newly translated into English by Yeo Wei Wei, the lives of twentieth-century Chinese diaspora unravel in the midst of emblems and environments resplendent with cultural influences from East and Southeast Asia. Life is strange, painful, and beautiful. In stories set across Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia, the characters in Diasporic struggle for freedom to love, freedom from fate. CONTENTS: Chef Tham, Fans of the Phoenix, Jade and Fate, Clove, Batik Melody, Bai Xiangzu and Her Embroidered Peacocks, Jade Butterflies, The Song of Life, Blossoms of the Moon Season Soon Ai Ling is a native of Huiy...
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Margasatwa 2
Kehidupan tenang Margas di Hutan Tasik Kenyir diganggu oleh pemburu-pemburu haram sehingga ia dibawa ke Kuala Lumpur. Malah, nyawanya juga terancam oleh kemunculan sesuatu yang tidak diduga. Sesuatu yang juga memiliki sifat serta tenaga sepertinya, ganas dan menggerunkan. Adi Putra didatangi satu makhluk yang bersifat hitam, mengganggu dia dan anak tunggalnya, Saif. Makhluk itu pernah bersumpah untuk terus hidup selama-lamanya. Kehadirannya juga kerana berdendam dan ingin menghancurkan keturunan Tamrin itu sendiri. Makhluk apakah yang bersifat haiwan serta perkasa seperti Margas di tengah-tengah kota raya? Apakah Tamar akan terus hidup sengsara dalam sumpahan Margasatwa, atau hanya kematian sahaja yang akan menamatkan kesengsaraannya? Mampukah Adi Putra bertahan dengan ancaman makhluk bersifat hitam itu atau dia bakal terjerumus ke lingkaran maut? - (Buku Prima)
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 2: Twentieth Century
The first biographical dictionary in any Western language devoted solely to Chinese women, Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women is the product of years of research, translation, and writing by scores of China scholars from around the world. Volume II: Twentieth Century includes a far greater range of women than would have been previously possible because of the enormous amount of historical material and scholarly research that has become available recently. They include scientists, businesswomen, sportswomen, military officers, writers, scholars, revolutionary heroines, politicians, musicians, opera stars, film stars, artists, educators, nuns, and more.
Yeh-Shen
Told with beauty and grace, this Cinderella story from Ai-Ling Louie is brought vividly to life by Caldecott Medal-winner Ed Young’s soft, glowing illustrations. Half-starved and overworked by her stepmother, Yeh-Shen’s only friend is a fish with golden eyes. When the stepmother kills the fish for dinner, poor Yeh-Shen is left with only the bones. But the bones are filled with a powerful spirit. When Ye-Shen is forbidden to attend the annual spring Festival, the spirit grants her a gown of azure blue and delicate golden slippers. That night, everyone marvels at the beautiful, mysterious young woman at the ball. “Misty, jewel-like illustrations evoke the mythic past in this Chinese Cinderella story.” —Publishers Weekly
Notable Women of China
The collaborative effort of nearly 100 China scholars from around the world, this unique one-volume reference provides 89 in-depth biographies of important Chinese women from the fifth century B.C.E to the early twentieth century.
