The Quirky Kampung Tales Of Ijan And His Early School Years
The book is generally written in a humorous tone but there are poignant moments in the book where the narration takes on a more serious or sad tone where they are needed. The book is about the growing…
Specifikacia The Quirky Kampung Tales Of Ijan And His Early School Years
The book is generally written in a humorous tone but there are poignant moments in the book where the narration takes on a more serious or sad tone where they are needed. The book is about the growing up years of a boy called Ijan who grew up in a fast-developing Singapore in the 1970s and 1980s in two different villages or "kampung" as they are called in Singapore. Although the concept or notion of a "kampung" is now gone in the developed city of Singapore, the book invites the readers to take a journey back to a historical Singapore as a backdrop. Ingrained in the ways of the village, Ijan the "kampung" boy had also attended schools which were very structured and the schools were where his parents were teachers. As a "kampung" boy, Ijan was accustomed to his roaming ways and as a teacher's son, he was expected to behave. This was further compounded where it seemed Ijan's DNA had been