TAIKOR : Valour, Honour, Suspense, Betrayal and Love : the Definitive Malaysian Saga
by Kheng-Hor, Khoo
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- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 9679788784
- ISBN 13
- 9789679788785
- Seller
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
Subang Jaya, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publication, 2008. Second printing. Paperback. New. New. A taikor, 'big brother' or 'boss' in Penang's underworld terminology, was the title acquired by the main protagonist of this dramatic novel which was nominated for the 2006 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. The book chronicles how a lad, with a chaotic childhood, dodged and dived through the Japanese occupation, cemented is position as a gang boss in the post war years and then tried to become respectable after Malaysia's emergence as an independent state. 527 pages. Weight: 0.6.kg.
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- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ML166
- Title
- TAIKOR : Valour, Honour, Suspense, Betrayal and Love : the Definitive Malaysian Saga
- Author
- Kheng-Hor, Khoo
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Second printing
- ISBN 10
- 9679788784
- ISBN 13
- 9789679788785
- Publisher
- Pelanduk Publication
- Place of Publication
- Subang Jaya, Malaysia
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- Malaysia Fiction
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About The Penang Bookshelf
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