Slow Boat to China and Other Stories / / Kim Chew Ng.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Ng, Kim Chew,
• MitwirkendeR: Rojas, Carlos,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; The Disappearance of M --; Dream and Swine and Aurora --; Death in the South --; Deep in the Rubber Forest --; Fish Bones --; Allah’s Will --; Monkey Butts, Fire, and Dangerous Things --; Supplication --; Untouchable --; Slow Boat to China --; Supplement --; Inscribed Backs
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231540995; 9783110649826; 9783110638578; 9783110485103; 9783110485264
• DOI: 10.7312/ng--16812
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Kim Chew Ng.

"Dream and Swine and Aurora," "Deep in the Rubber Forest," "Fish Bones," "Allah's Will," "Monkey Butts, Fire, and Dangerous Things"—Ng Kim Chew's stories are raw, rural, and rich with the traditions of his native Malaysia. They are also full of humor and spirit, demonstrating a deep appreciation for human ingenuity in the face of poverty, oppression, and exile. Ng creatively captures the riot of cultures that roughly coexist on the Malay Peninsula and its surrounding archipelago. Their interplay is heightened by the encroaching forces of globalization, which bring new opportunities for cultural experimentation, but also an added dimension of alienation. In prose that is intimate and atmospheric, these sensitively crafted, resonant stories depict the struggles of individuals torn between their ancestral and adoptive homes, communities pressured by violence, and minority Malaysian Chinese in dynamic tension with the Islamic Malay majority. Told through relatable characters, Ng's tales show why he has become a leading Malaysian writer of Chinese fiction, representing in mood, voice, and rhythm the dislocation of a people and a country in transition.