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Between The Union Jack And The Rising Sun: Damsels, Knights, And Knaves - E Book
- Stock Status: In Stock.
- Publisher: BecomeShakespeare
- Author Name: Sudipto Roy Choudhry;
- ISBN-13: 9789383952526
- Total Pages: 306 Pages
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Book Language: English
- Available Book Formats: E-Book
- Year: 2015
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This novel interweaves three stories set in the Asian theatre of WWII in the fertile crescent stretching from Singapore to Calcutta.
The first Chinese-Japanese-Eurasian tale is set in the famous Raffles Hotel in Singapore, now being rapidly transformed as ‘comfort women’ are brought in. Complications arise as the head of the Kempeitai takes a fancy to the Anglo-Indian cabaret artiste, who was once the object of the Hotel Manager’s affections, while a noble Japanese officer falls in love with one of the Chinese comfort women. Given the harsh realities of wartime Malaya, a series of tragedies ensues as the narrator, Ashoke, and his friends, Lim-Siew and Tim O’Brien-D’Souza are forced to look on in impotent, hapless horror.
A second, true story from the Quit India Movement serves as ..
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Sold By | Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd |
Author | Sudipto Roy Choudhry |
ISBN-13 | 9789383952526 |
Format | E-Book |
Language | English |
Pages | 306 Pages |
Publication Year | 2015 |