Pantun Baba Chan : the art and beauty of traditional Baba Malay poetry / Chan Eng Thai ; translated by Chan Teck Guan ; illustrations by Crop.sg ; foreword by G.T. Lye.

By:

Chan, Eng Thai [author. ]

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780804858373

Other title:

Art and beauty of traditional Baba Malay poetry

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Poetry.

DDC classification:

23 895.11 CHA

Summary: "Pantun Baba Chan is a collection of 100 original pantun poems written in Baba Malay over a period of 15 years by Baba Chan Eng Thai, a prominent member of Singapore's vibrant Peranakan community. Chan's poetry celebrates the traditions of his community and a nostalgia for the old ways--ranging from favorite foods to rites of passage to commemorations of famous people. The book also includes a hilarious pantun "duel" between the author and G.T. Lye over WhatsApp"--Amazon.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Perpustakaan MBIP Medini General Stacks	Non-Fiction book	895.11 CHA 2025 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00001674

"Pantun Baba Chan is a collection of 100 original pantun poems written in Baba Malay over a period of 15 years by Baba Chan Eng Thai, a prominent member of Singapore's vibrant Peranakan community. Chan's poetry celebrates the traditions of his community and a nostalgia for the old ways--ranging from favorite foods to rites of passage to commemorations of famous people. The book also includes a hilarious pantun "duel" between the author and G.T. Lye over WhatsApp"--Amazon.

In Baba Malay with English translations.

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