TY - BOOK ID - 78642109 TI - Slow boat to China and other stories AU - Ng, Kim Chew AU - Rojas, Carlos PY - 2016 SN - 023154099X 9780231540995 0231168128 9780231168120 9780231168120 PB - New York Columbia University Press DB - UniCat KW - Electronic books. KW - Short stories, Chinese KW - LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / General. KW - Chinese short stories KW - Chinese fiction KW - Books in machine-readable form KW - Digital books KW - E-books KW - Ebooks KW - Online books KW - Books KW - Electronic publications KW - Malaysia UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78642109 AB - "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. ER -