An edition of Breaking the tongue (2004)

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An edition of Breaking the tongue (2004)

Breaking the tongue

a novel

1st ed.
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"This brilliant novel chronicles the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in World War II. Central to the story is one Chinese family: Claude, raised to be more British than the British and ashamed of his own heritage; his father, Humphrey, whose Anglophilia blinds him to possible defeat and his wife's dalliances; and the redoubtable Grandma Siok, whose sage advice falls on deaf ears. Expatriates, spies, fifth columnists, and nationalists—including the elusive young woman Ling-Li—mingle in this exotic culture as the Japanese threat looms. Beset by the horror of war and betrayal and, finally, torture, Claude must embrace his true heritage. In the extraordinary final paragraphs of the novel, the language itself breaks into Chinese. With penetrating observation, Vyvyane Loh unfolds the coming-of-age story of a young man and a nation, a story that deals with myth, race, and class, with the ways language shapes perceptions, and with the intrigue and suffering of war. Reading group guide included."

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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co.
Language
English
Pages
407

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Cover of: Breaking the Tongue
Breaking the Tongue: A Novel
February 2005, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
Cover of: Breaking the Tongue
Breaking the Tongue: A Novel
February 2005, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
Cover of: Breaking the tongue
Breaking the tongue: a novel
2004, W.W. Norton
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Breaking the tongue
Breaking the tongue: a novel
2004, W.W. Norton & Co.
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]).

Published in
New York
Genre
Fiction

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Pagination
407, [2] p. :
Number of pages
407

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23272017M
Internet Archive
breakingtongueno00lohv
ISBN 10
0393326543, 0393057925
LCCN
2003015870
Library Thing
188387
Goodreads
370936
1749333

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