101 Stories of Old Penang
Penang has undergone tremendous change over the last few decades, and tradition is fast losing out to transformation. The pace has picked up considerably, leaving little of the state’s rich heritage legacy.
This book is a collection of short stories that celebrates old Penang, and the people who helped her on this journey that make her special. In this collage of essays and interviews, A. Shukor Rahman gives these stories a special perspective that only a journalist with vast experience and familiarity of the state can.
His gives a rare and refreshing insight from interviews with people who knew the old Penang – stories that range from the bygone era of traditional villages, to when Province Wellesley exported elephants to India, and when tigers ruled the mainland. This book captures the essence of old Penang in a kaleidoscope of stories featuring the state’s fascinating places, buildings and people.
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Penang has undergone tremendous change over the last few decades, and tradition is fast losing out to transformation. The pace has picked up considerably, leaving little of the state’s rich heritage legacy.
This book is a collection of short stories that celebrates old Penang, and the people who helped her on this journey that make her special. In this collage of essays and interviews, A. Shukor Rahman gives these stories a special perspective that only a journalist with vast experience and familiarity of the state can.
His gives a rare and refreshing insight from interviews with people who knew the old Penang – stories that range from the bygone era of traditional villages, to when Province Wellesley exported elephants to India, and when tigers ruled the mainland. This book captures the essence of old Penang in a kaleidoscope of stories featuring the state’s fascinating places, buildings and people.
Publisher: Think City
Paperback
2015
ISBN: 9789671178157
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