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Herman Hochstadt, or hrh, joined the civil service in 1959, moving to the position of secretary to Lee Kuan Yew's Prime Minister's Office. hrh had an unusual ability to inspire those working for him, and his wit and charm are on display here, as he weaves together stories of his career and some of the key moments of Singapore's development.

With the help of generous excerpts from Jacob Gotfried Haafner's own writings, including material newly translated into English, this book tells an affecting story of a young man who made a world for himself along the Coromandel Coast, in Ceylon and Calcutta, but who returned to Europe to live the last years of his life.