CD Audiobook
The night tiger [sound recording] / Yangsze Choo.
In 1930s colonial Malaysia, a dissolute British doctor receives a surprise gift of an eleven-year-old Chinese houseboy. Sent as a bequest from an old friend, young Ren has a mission: to find his dead master's severed finger and reunite it with his body. Ren has forty-nine days, or else his master's soul will roam the earth forever. Ji Lin, an apprentice dressmaker, moonlights as a dancehall girl to pay her mother's debts. One night, Ji Lin's dance partner leaves her with a gruesome souvenir that leads her on a crooked, dark trail. As time runs out for Ren's mission, a series of unexplained deaths occur amid rumours of tigers who turn into men. In their journey to keep a promise and discover the truth, Ren and Ji Lin's paths will cross in ways they will never forget.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250316998
- Physical Description: 12 audio discs (14 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 inches
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : Macmillan Audio, [2019]
- Copyright: ℗2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Compact disc. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by the author. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Mothers and daughters > Fiction. Superstition > Fiction. Malaysia > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Magic realist fiction. Audiobooks. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | CD FIC Choo | 31681010138972 | CDFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A vivacious dance-hall girl in 1930s colonial Malaysia is drawn into unexpected danger by the discovery of a severed finger that is being sought by a young houseboy in order to protect his late master's soul. - McMillan Palgrave
<p><b>"Choo narrates this richly complex novel herself, her gorgeous writing delivered in a voice that is deep and precise and lovely, both British and not quite. Her tone and words transport us..." â <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i><br><br>This program is read by the author.<br><br></b><b>A sweeping historical audiobook about a dancehall girl and an orphan boy whose fates entangle over an old Chinese superstition about men who turn into tigers.</b><br><br>Quick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her motherâs Mahjong debts. But when one of her dance partners accidentally leaves behind a gruesome souvenir, Ji Lin may finally get the adventure she has been longing for.<br><br>Eleven-year-old houseboy Ren is also on a mission, racing to fulfill his former masterâs dying wish: that Ren find the manâs finger, lost years ago in an accident, and bury it with his body. Ren has 49 days to do so, or his masterâs soul will wander the earth forever.<br><br>As the days tick relentlessly by, a series of unexplained deaths wracks the district, along with whispers of men who turn into tigers. Ji Lin and Renâs increasingly dangerous paths crisscross through lush plantations, hospital storage rooms, and ghostly dreamscapes.<br><br>Yangsze Choo's<i> The Night Tiger </i>pulls us into a world of servants and masters, age-old superstition and modern idealism, sibling rivalry and forbidden love. But anchoring this dazzling, propulsive audiobook is the intimate coming of age of a child and a young woman, each searching for their place in a society that would rather they stay invisible. <br><b><br>Praise for <i>The Night Tiger:</i><br><br></b>"A work of incredible beauty...Astoundingly captivating and striking in its portrayal of love, betrayal, and death, <i>The Night Tiger</i> is a transcendent story of courage and connection." â <i>Booklist, </i>starred review <br><br>âChoo has written a sumptuous garden maze of a novel that immerses readers in a complex, vanished world.â â <i>Kirkus,</i> starred review</p>
