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The Devil's Garden

- Love and War in Singapore Under the Japanese Flag

Om The Devil's Garden

In 1942 Japanese-occupied Singapore, where violence and starvation stalk the streets, a bizarre tranquillity reigns between warring nations in the Singapore Botanic Gardens. This sensitive and humorous work of historical fiction explores a real, and complicated, chapter of Singapore's history in which British scientists avoided jail during WWII and worked with their Japanese counterparts in the pursuit of science, only to be accused of collaboration following the War.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9789814358422
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 256
  • Utgitt:
  • 5. april 2012
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 131x199x12 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 180 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Leveringstid: 4-7 virkedager
Forventet levering: 27. november 2024

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In 1942 Japanese-occupied Singapore, where violence and starvation stalk the streets, a bizarre tranquillity reigns between warring nations in the Singapore Botanic Gardens. This sensitive and humorous work of historical fiction explores a real, and complicated, chapter of Singapore's history in which British scientists avoided jail during WWII and worked with their Japanese counterparts in the pursuit of science, only to be accused of collaboration following the War.

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