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Dilara
SALINA | A. Samad Said
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Novel set AFAICT in 50s #Singapore, in a shanty town peopled with Malays & Indians. All characters have been dealt a terrible hand in life. There is an economic crisis & the country (then part of British Malaya) is picking itself up after WWII & bombings. Salina is a prostitute with a heart of gold & a kept good-for-nothing boyfriend. Heartbreaking & full of humanity
The French translation flows well but wd have benefited from a better proofreader

Dilara picture of “Colorful shophouses in Koon Seng Road, Singapore from Basile Morin, via Wikimedia Commons not particularly apt, but pretty. I gave up on finding a good-quality, public-domain picture of 50s Singapore that would fit the book's context. 3mo
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Dilara
SALINA | A. Samad Said
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I bought this second-hand book online because it is written by a renowned Malaysian author and there isn't a huge choice of works translated from Malay available, but it looks like it is all set in Singapore (possibly spanning before and after its independence from Malaysia), so I'll read it first, and then decide whether it can count for #FoodandLit #Malaysia or not. If not, it'll tick the Singapore box for my Global Challenge 😁. Win-win!

Dilara Other people‘s opinions welcome 😇 3mo
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zurazureen
SALINA | A. Samad Said
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Kisah selepas Perang Dunia Kedua, kritikan sosial atas masyarakat yang terpaksa meneruskan hidup dalam kesempitan Kota Singapura serta mahalnya harga peluang pendidikan

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Nafiza
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this glimpses of women who walk unconventional paths.

#nonfiction #southeastasian