Clarence Plays the Numbers
Clarence de Sequiera, middle-aged civil servant, has little attention for the troubles caused by political wills. His familial relationships, his hardships at work and hazardous dodging of one, Arunachalam Chelliar, moneylender, sucks him into a deadly numbers game. At once affectionate and satirical, this novel captures with superb accuracy the multiracial melting pot of 1950s Singapore.
Size: 130 x 195 mm
Extent: 96 pages
Binding: Paperback, vintage edition
Weight: 365 g
ISBN: 978-981-3065-47-5
Clarence de Sequiera, middle-aged civil servant, has little attention for the troubles caused by political wills. His familial relationships, his hardships at work and hazardous dodging of one, Arunachalam Chelliar, moneylender, sucks him into a deadly numbers game. At once affectionate and satirical, this novel captures with superb accuracy the multiracial melting pot of 1950s Singapore.
Size: 130 x 195 mm
Extent: 96 pages
Binding: Paperback, vintage edition
Weight: 365 g
ISBN: 978-981-3065-47-5
Clarence de Sequiera, middle-aged civil servant, has little attention for the troubles caused by political wills. His familial relationships, his hardships at work and hazardous dodging of one, Arunachalam Chelliar, moneylender, sucks him into a deadly numbers game. At once affectionate and satirical, this novel captures with superb accuracy the multiracial melting pot of 1950s Singapore.
Size: 130 x 195 mm
Extent: 96 pages
Binding: Paperback, vintage edition
Weight: 365 g
ISBN: 978-981-3065-47-5