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Hail Penang! Being The Narrative Of Comedies And Tragedies In A Tropical Outpost, Among Europeans, Chinese, Malays, And Indians
by Bilainkin, George
About This Book
This book was first published in 1932, written by George Bilainkin, editor of the Penang newspaper The Straits Echo. Through a series of engaging sketches and reflections he discloses a wonderfully compelling portrait of Penang, its personalities and its environs. Looking beyond the complacent colonial fa?ade Bilainkin grapples directly and indirectly with a wide range of topics that have strikingly modern echoes: the absurdities of social snobbery; the position of women in society; and the fraught nature of race relations. This edition has a new foreword by Ilsa Sharp, and offers an original, engaging and provocative glimpse of colonial society that is sure to engage a new generation of readers.
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