The Earnest Mask Robert Slater Ramos writes about the issues

Ramos writes about the issues that plague every parent's mind

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and concerned that his somewhat eccentric great-nephew will wilt on the mainland

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where the murder of three colleagues on 16 June 1948 signalled the start of the Malayan Emergency

The Earnest Mask Robert Slater Ramos writes about the issuesIn this Singapore Literature Prize winning collection of stories, an aging Japanese ex soldier, ignorant about the horrors of the Japanese Occupation, returns to Singapore for a nostalgic visit; a young boys sole contact with his father consists of a weekly meeting at McDonalds; and a hopeful employee tries to win over his tumour stricken boss with traditional Chinese medicine. Set against the backdrop of Singapores rapid development from the 1980s to