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Published: 29 Nov 2022
Updated: 5 Sep 2025
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Tanjong Rhu by Minfong Ho
A story about the power that memory has to connect people and places.
Literary Arts & Film
29 Nov 2022
5 Sep 2025
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In this short story about the tensions between modernity and tradition in family ties, a man looks back on his relationship with his mother in the days following her funeral. A quiet, probing work, Tanjong Rhu demonstrates the power that memory has to connect people.
Acknowledgement:
Written and read by Tan Chee Lay
Translated by Teng Qian Xi
Original publisher: Ethos Books
Audio production: Artwave Studio
Produced by Tusitala
Commissioned by Esplanade Offstage
Supported by National Arts Council Singapore
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Tanjong Rhu by Minfong Ho
A story about the power that memory has to connect people and places.
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