The mouse deer kingdom
Tei, Chiew-Siah2013
Book
It is 1905, and thousands of Chinese natives are fleeing poverty and the Qing Empire to work in the mines and plantations of South East Asia. Chai Mingzhi, an immigrant newly arrived in the port-town of Malacca, meets Engi, a young boy from the jungle, and takes the child to live with him. Trapped in a world he doesn't recognise and finding himself caught up in Chai Mingzhi's bitter personal affairs, Engi quickly learns to take on the shape of the legendary mouse deer, and sets out to unravel the mystery surrounding Chai's past and the tragedy that destroyed him.
Main title:
The mouse deer kingdom / Chiew-Siah Tei.
Author:
Tei, Chiew-Siah, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2013.London : Picador, 2013.
Collation:
viii, 365 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780330454438 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FICTIONGEN
Language:
English
BRN:
1192030