The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds Yale University Press Publisher: NEW WORLD LIBRARY

Publisher: NEW WORLD LIBRARY

to an audience that is surprised to find itself more chastened

David Levi Strauss tackles issues of photography and politics in a way that few critics today are courageous enough to attempt

Spencer Kagan is an internationally acclaimed researcher

is granted an audience with a young Thai princess—an encounter that radically alters the course of his life

The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds Yale University Press Publisher: NEW WORLD LIBRARYFacing challenges in an increasingly colonial world, Chye Hoon, a rebellious young girl, must learn to embrace her mixed Malayan Chinese identity as a Nyonyaand her destiny as a cook, rather than following her first dream of attending school like her brother. Amidst the smells of chillies and garlic frying, Chye Hoon begins to appreciate the richness of her traditions, eventually marrying Wong Peng Choon, a Chinese man. Together, they have ten