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jun 8, 1956 - "And The Rain My Drink" ‒ Han Suyin [Novel]

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This novel is about the turbulent period in Malaya prior to its independence in 1957. It focuses more on what the uneducated Chinese face during the colonial period. The “Inside people”, as Suyin refers to the Chinese communists, live in the jungle because they are marginalised and underprivileged. This book offers pictures of Malaya during the Emergency period and on the brink of Independence with all its conflict between the ruled and the ruler, its awareness of colonial experiences.

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jun 8, 1956
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~ 70 years ago