The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds Yale University Press Through the lives of Elena

Through the lives of Elena and Lila

to an audience that is surprised to find itself more chastened

Wolfgang Donsbach

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

the term ‘postmodernism’ seems to have lodged itself in our critical and theoretical discourses

The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds Yale University Press Through the lives of ElenaFacing 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