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The great reclamation / Rachel Heng.
"A sweeping novel set in Singapore during the years leading up to its independence from British colonial powers, about one young boy from a rural fishing family and the love story that will shape his life and complicate the fate of his larger community"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593420119 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 451 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2023.
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| Subject: | Gifted persons > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Singapore > Fiction. Singapore > History > Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Historical fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Heng | 31681010316388 | FICTION | Available | - |
Born and raised in Singapore, Rachel Heng is the author of the novel Suicide Club, translated into ten languages. Her short fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Glimmer Train, McSweeneyâs, and elsewhere. She received her MFA from the Michener Center for Writers and has received grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Sewanee Writersâ Conference, and the National Arts Council of Singapore, among others. She is currently an assistant professor of English at Wesleyan University.
