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KEBAYA TALES (10th Anniversary Edition)

.The bestselling collection of Peranakan tales, 10th Anniversary edition, now with two brand new stories.

Teeming with fascinating characters and unexpected plot twists, Kebaya Tales celebrates the colourful, flamboyant world of the babas and nyonyas – a unique community of Peranakans for whom rituals, beliefs and superstitions are still very much part of everyday life.

Laced with humour, poignancy and gentle satire, these stories are based on or inspired by real-life events passed down from generations of mothers, grandmothers, bibiks and nyonyas.
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About the Book

This book is a delightful collection of short stories, teeming with fascinating characters, unexpected twists and turns, cultural rituals, beliefs and superstitions and poignant events in the life stories of the Peranakans. Lee Su Kim’s stories bring you into another world that many know little about - the world of the Peranakan Babas and Nyonyas or the Straits Chinese, a colourful, flamboyant and unique community still in existence today in the former Straits Settlements of Malacca, Penang and Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and many parts of SE Asia. Like her previous books, her stories are laced with humour and occasional gentle satire. All the stories are inspired by real life events which Su Kim collected from her nyonya mother, grandmother, bibiks and nyonyas.
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This is a first ever collection of short stories of a unique cultural community at the crossroads as to its very survival, presently enjoying a tremendous resurgence. Her stories will touch you and move you to laughter and to tears.

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  • Home
  • Bio
  • Books
    • Kebaya Tales (10th Anniversary Edition)
    • Manglish (2019 Edition)
    • Manek Mischiefs
    • Sarong Secrets
    • Kebaya Tales
    • Malaysian Flavours
    • A Nyonya in Texas
    • Manglish (1st Edition)
  • Reviews
  • Videos