Payoh: A Novel

Jim Tan

Sinossi

In a writing workshop at Changi Prison, retired professor JG Chan encounters a story written by inmate Alphonsus Goh. ‘Payoh’ tells the adventures of a sulphur-crested cockatoo named Lucky who finds his way to a protected bird sanctuary. 
 
 
Conflict soon ensues, and the sanctuary birds decide it’s time to gain autonomy from their human-watchers. They must form a small team of leaders to govern their newly independent sanctuary. 
 
 
However, skeptics and detractors also exist within ...

Disponibile da: 15/08/2023.

Lunghezza di stampa: 236 pagine.

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