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Marriage and Mutton Curry

Author: M. Shanmughalingam
ISBN: 9789810756222
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Publisher,Epigram
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Format, Paperback
Weight, 420 g
No. of Pages, 232

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A kimono-clad Tamil woman greets Japanese soldiers at the door while her Anglophile husband cowers in his Jaguar. Two sisters share a husband when one fails to produce a child for the longest time. An American diplomat's urgent inquires about the Malaysian treasury’s facilities are hilariously misunderstood. A daring civil servant proposes to a Ceylonese lady in his hometown mere minutes after meeting her, breaking a thousand years of marriage protocol.

M. Shanmughalingam's debut collection paints, with gentle wit and humour, the concerns and intrigues of the Jaffna Tamil community in Malaya. At turns satirical, empathetic and insightful, these fifteen stories explore what happens when we hold on to—and choose to leave behind—our traditions and identities in a changing world.

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Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo
Im not sure if I would have written such a title.... still thinking about that.

I have just started the book and due to work pressures, have not moved more than 50 pages. The 50 pages are so full of energy and I can feel and be at the scene. So very detailed and I can identify with the context with ease. A wonderful read and now, for some time off during Raya to complete the book. I anticipate a lot of laughter, reflection, reminiscence of stories told to me by my fore fathers... and the rest to be reported after the event. Thank you.

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Norhasnifalinda
MARRIAGE AND MUTTON CURRY

The book is easy to read and the stories are told in a way that engages the reader's attention.Some of the stories are very good.Humorous and entertaining.

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Nadirah R
Loved it!

I enjoyed this collection of stories centering around the Jaffna Tamil community in Malaysia, and I especially enjoyed the dry and satirical humour infused throughout the short stories. Some stories hit harder than the others, while some really left me hanging, which I suppose was the purpose of the stories--to remind us that life is not so clean-cut and that we don't always get a happy conclusion to everything.

There are truly some standouts here and some really cheeky humour into how Malaysians behave at times; really glad I picked this up!

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Abirammi Krishnamurthy

Marriage and Mutton Curry