The Eighth Wife's Daughter
| Title: | The Eighth Wife's Daughter |
| Author: | Clarke, Shavonne W. |
| Abstract: | This thesis explores, through fictional storytelling, the cultural duality of individuals inhabiting Singapore prior to World War II. The primary locale in many of these stories-an actual residence known as Eu Villa-interconnects each narrative and helps to uncover the hybridization of a Chinese family (and servants) living in a British colony. Many of the stories are imparted from different perspectives: wives, children and amahs, each of them pieced together to bridge the space between Chinese heritage overlaid and intermixed with British culture. In this way, the stories of this thesis reflect on the history that preceded the distinct multiculturalism of contemporary Singapore. |
| Subject: |
Multiculturalism
hybridization Singapore Chinese British rule in Singapore prior to WWII |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-05-8001 |
| Date: | 2010-05 |
Citation
(2010).
The Eighth Wife's Daughter.
Master's thesis,
Texas A&M University. Available electronically from
http : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /ETD -TAMU -2010 -05 -8001.
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