Noon at Five O'Clock World War I Zeffry Alkatiri

Zeffry Alkatiri

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And there is Jake’s unknown past

Noon at Five O'Clock World War I Zeffry AlkatiriA schoolboy time travels in a strange old shop house. A child with Down's Syndrome is run over chasing a balloon seller. An older sister tightly slaps her theatrical younger sister. A soul fatally forgets its wayang performer owner. With his signature minimalistic style, Arthur Yap simultaneously perplexes readers with stories of seemingly plotless ambiguity, yet draws them in with familiar characters playing out situations that still resonate in