Marshall Cavendish Classics: Raffles Place Ragtime
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A story of a young manās exploits at his workplace and his efforts to climb the social ladder, Raffles Place Ragtime examines the complex issues of ambition, deception, and love amidst the high-speed hustle of Singapore's financial district and high society. This landmark novel explores the implications of hard-nosed material aspirations at the level of individual experiences and its ensuing emotional and psychological consequences.
This title is being reissued under the newĀ Marshall Cavendish Classics: Literary FictionĀ series, which seeks to introduce some of the best works of Singapore literature to a new generation of readers. Some have been evergreen titles over the years, others have been unjustly neglected.
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Philip Jeyaretnam is a familiar face in Singaporeās literary scene whose works are celebrated for their āmarvellous feel for words and clever eye for idiosyncratic detailā. His book First Loves (1987) topped the Sunday Times bestseller list for 18 months, while his next book Raffles Place Ragtime was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers Prize. In 2015, Abrahamās Promise was selected by The Business Times as one of the Top 10 English Singapore books from 1965 to 2015.
Description
- Description
- About the Author
-
A story of a young manās exploits at his workplace and his efforts to climb the social ladder, Raffles Place Ragtime examines the complex issues of ambition, deception, and love amidst the high-speed hustle of Singapore's financial district and high society. This landmark novel explores the implications of hard-nosed material aspirations at the level of individual experiences and its ensuing emotional and psychological consequences.
This title is being reissued under the newĀ Marshall Cavendish Classics: Literary FictionĀ series, which seeks to introduce some of the best works of Singapore literature to a new generation of readers. Some have been evergreen titles over the years, others have been unjustly neglected.
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Philip Jeyaretnam is a familiar face in Singaporeās literary scene whose works are celebrated for their āmarvellous feel for words and clever eye for idiosyncratic detailā. His book First Loves (1987) topped the Sunday Times bestseller list for 18 months, while his next book Raffles Place Ragtime was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers Prize. In 2015, Abrahamās Promise was selected by The Business Times as one of the Top 10 English Singapore books from 1965 to 2015.
