Tales From The Baram River

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Utusan Publications
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Folk literature
ISBN : 9676111481

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Tales from the Baram River by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charles Allen
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780349142166

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Tales From The South China Seas by Charles Allen Pdf

This work chronicles the adventures of the last generation of British men and women who went East to seek their fortunes. Drawn into the colonial territories scattered around the South China Sea, they found themselves in an exotic, intoxicating world. It was a land of rickshaws and shanghai jars, sampans and Straits Steamers, set against a background of palm-fringed beaches and tropical rain-forests. But it was also a world of conflicting beliefs and many races, where the overlapping of widely differing moral standards and viewpoints created a heady and dangerous atmosphere.

Author : Mohammad A. Quayum
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 3039110616

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Peninsular Muse by Mohammad A. Quayum Pdf

This book brings together for the first time interviews with sixteen major writers in the English language from Malaysia and Singapore. Three generations of writers representing various literary genres and ethnic groups come together to make this book fully illustrative of the literature of the two countries. In their respective interviews, the writers discuss significant issues pertaining to their own lives, careers, and works. They also explain what they think of the present state of their own societies, literatures, and cultures, and where they stand vis-à-vis the questions of religion, science, technology, censorship, gender, ethnicity, multiculturalism, nationalism, and globalisation. Moreover, the writers comment on the challenges they encounter writing in an «alien» language as well as in an environment of growing materialism and technocracy; and, finally, they discuss the future of their own writing and writing in English in Malaysia and Singapore more generally.

Author : Kathleen Ragan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393285871

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Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World by Kathleen Ragan Pdf

One hundred great folk tales and fairy tales from all over the world about strong, smart, brave heroines. Dismayed by the predominance of male protagonists in her daughters' books, Kathleen Ragan set out to collect the stories of our forgotten heroines. Gathered from around the world, from regions as diverse as sub-Saharan Africa and Western Europe, from North and South American Indian cultures and New World settlers, from Asia and the Middle East, these 100 folktales celebrate strong female heroines. Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters is for all women who are searching to define who they are, to redefine the world and shape their collective sensibility. It is for men who want to know more about what it means to be a woman. It is for our daughters and our sons, so that they can learn to value all kinds of courage, courage in battle and the courage of love. It is for all of us to help build a more just vision of woman.

Author : J.P. Cross
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783378494

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Gurkha Tales by J.P. Cross Pdf

J. P. CROSS has spent 67 years among the Gurkhas, first as a serving officer and then as a resident of Nepal, being the only foreigner in the history of the country to be allowed to be both a house- and land-owner. His language ability is such that, even after 90 minutes of being interviewed on the radio, only those who recognized his voice knew he was not a Nepali. With this unparalleled knowledge and experience, the author has produced a unique series of articles, written over the past fifty years. These cover events in his own career, including the time he found himself in command of a Japanese battalion fighting nationalist guerrillas in Indo-China in 1945, and jungle warfare in Malaya during the Emergency, as well as descriptions of the nature of the Gurkha soldier and his relationship with the British, first as part of the army of the Raj, and later in the modern British Army. Informative, amusing and often moving, this anthology gives an insight into one of the most enduring cross-cultural relationships in British military history, one of the few surviving from the age of Empire.

Author : Heidi Munan
Publisher : Utusan Publications
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9676118850

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Orang Ulu Stories by Heidi Munan Pdf

Author : Guat Eng Chuah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Malaysian fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132373254

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The Old House & Other Stories by Guat Eng Chuah Pdf

Author : National Library Board
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9789811444982

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Stories from the Stacks by National Library Board Pdf

The Rare Materials Collection at the National Library, Singapore, contains more than 11,000 items and spans six centuries of history. The collection comprises books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, correspondence, and more, which together provide us with valuable insights into Singapore’s history. This book presents a diverse selection of almost 50 of the rarest and most priceless items in the collection, including the Mao Kun Map, a recently-acquired Munshi Abdullah edition of the Sejarah Melayu, 19th century lithographs, Japanese reconnaissance maps, correspondence from Raffles, and even a football rule book in Jawi. Each item is described and analysed with an insightful essay and richly complemented with illustrations, helping to bring these stories from the stacks to life and lead us down new avenues of historical understanding.

Author : KC Ling,Laing Imang
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781543773231

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Penans of Apoh-Tutoh, Baram by KC Ling,Laing Imang Pdf

Sarawak has a very diverse population comprising of many races and ethnic groups. Among the ethnic groups, the Orang Ulu (meaning upriver people) include the major Kayan and Kenyah, and the minor group like the Penans. The Penans are the original nomadic people; some of them still maintain the lifestyle of hunter and gatherer. The narration of this book is not meant to be an anthropological study of the Penans of Apoh-Tutoh, Baram. The subjects are more of general interest to common people as they are a mix of historical events recalled by the elders, storytelling and tall tales. It started with the Penan settlements at Lapok, Tinjar and the migration to Apoh-Tutoh. The role of the Penans as proxy warriors in the Kayan-Berawan tribal wars was explored as continued with the history of head hunting and Baram Regatta. The White Rajahs and their punitive expeditions (Lang, Sadok and Kayan) against the Sea Dayak of Saribas and Skrang, Rentap, the Kayans of Rajang and peace making are described to give perspective to the Baram Regatta and peace-making ceremony. However, there is increasing number of the Penans who have abandoned the nomadic lifestyle for settlements in longhouses. Hence, the Penans face the dilemma of a semi-settled lifestyle and changes due to development such as disappearing cultural heritage (sign sticks “oroo” and traditional dance “saryau titut”), lost generation (school dropouts, teenage mother, marriage with outsiders, sexual violence and exploitation and alcoholism), forestry issues and the disappearing Penan Landscape (“Tana’ Pengurip Penan”).

Author : Harry De Windt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1899
Category : Adventure and adventurers
ISBN : PRNC:32101064788654

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True Tales of Travel and Adventure by Harry De Windt Pdf

Author : Lee Werrell
Publisher : Lee Werrell
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Baram Venture by Lee Werrell Pdf

When There Are Armies Gathered For Invasion, Hermits Foretelling Prophecies and Wizards Planning on Taking Over The World, Two Unlikely Heroes Emerge When Elves and Humans worked alongside each other, struggling to find meaning in the changing world around them, magic, greed and power threaten to destroy civilisation as they knew it Excerpt - "Night closed around the two travellers like a falling blanket of black cotton wool. The wisps of evening mist danced and teased before them, vanishing like a gypsy dancer when the travellers got too close. The sun had only just finished weaving its way through the thick trunks and canopy of trees that had been their shelter for three days, and the sudden plunge into darkness seemed even more dramatic because of it. A heavily wooded region this part of the Kingdom of Taron was reputed to be, and there was no evidence to challenge that belief here, except a slight thinning of the trees as a villagers’ evening lanterns filtered their light softly through the maze of trees, providing a beacon for the weary travellers to follow." Thought provoking and yet endearing, the characters are real, the setting is believable and the underlying messages are poignant. A fantasy adventure that has violence and sexual innuendo. Not suitable for pre-teens. Using their guile and wit, fighting their emotions and cultural belief, in a struggle to do the right thing, Halon & Saldon, with their mysterious allies, fight the madmen and try to restore order to the world in turmoil.

Author : Tom Harrisson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Borneo
ISBN : UOM:39015004288927

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World Within by Tom Harrisson Pdf

Author : Dipika Mukherjee,Kirpal Singh,Mohammad A. Quayum
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015056469011

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The Merlion and the Hibiscus by Dipika Mukherjee,Kirpal Singh,Mohammad A. Quayum Pdf

Contemporary Short Stories From Singapore And Malaysia A Unique Anthology Of Short Fiction From South-East Asia The Merlion And The Hibiscus Brings Together The Work Of Nineteen Exceptional Writers From Singapore And Malaysia. Written Over The Last Fifty Years, These Stories Reflect The Richness Of A Multicultural Society And Its Experience Of War And Colonialism. In Gopal Baratham S, The Interview , A Veteran Of The Second World War Looks Back On His Years As A Japanese Prisoner Of War And His Unique Relationship With His Interrogator. In Tragedy Of My Third Eye , Suchen Christine Lim Writes Of Ping, A Six-Year-Old Who Would Rather Be An Outcaste Than A Slave And Ends Up Paying The Price For This Both At School And At Home. In Victoria And Her Kimono , M. Shanmughalingam Parodies The Legacy Of Colonialism. Also In This Collection Are Deeply Insightful And Entertaining Stories About A Generation Grappling With Issues Of Religious, Ethnic And Gender Identities. Catherine Lim S Write, Right, Rite , For Instance, Is A Brilliant Take-Off On The Absurdity Of Moral And Ethical Policing. In Another Memorable Story, Bugis By Alfian Sa At, An Encounter With A Transvestite Opens A Teenager S Eyes To The Shallowness Of The World Around Her And To Her Own Hidden Desires. Set In The Small Towns And Cities Of Malaysia And Singapore, These Stories Capture The Richness And Complexity Of Life In A Region That Is An Extraordinary Blend Of Different Races, Languages And Cultures.

Author : Zimbell House Publishing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1945967684

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River Tales by Zimbell House Publishing Pdf

River Tales presents thirty-two short stories from new writers around the globe.River monsters, murder, and redemption can all be found in these watery tales. From poignant to humorous, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Author : Guat Eng Chuah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Malaysian fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015040730205

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Echoes of Silence by Guat Eng Chuah Pdf