Bibliograph

The man who wore his wife's sarong, stories of the unsung, unsaid and uncelebrated in Singapore, Suchen Christine Lim

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The man who wore his wife's sarong, stories of the unsung, unsaid and uncelebrated in Singapore, Suchen Christine Lim

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The man who wore his wife's sarong

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Suchen Christine Lim

Sub title

stories of the unsung, unsaid and uncelebrated in Singapore

Summary

A mother finds out her son is gay; a daughter finds out her two mothers are lesbians; a niece stumbles upon the body of her dead uncle dressed in his wife's sarong kebaya; and an old man's nascent feelings for a Filipino maid lead him back to his suppressed art. "The Man Who Wore His Wife's Sarong", Suchen Christine Lim's short stories of the unsung, unsaid and uncelebrated in Singapore, delve beneath the sunlit island's prosperity and coded decorum. Her characters chip away prejudice and sculpt it into acceptance of the other. Previously published in part as "The Lies that Build a Marriage" (shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize 2008), this new collection contains five additional stories

Target audience

adult

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