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Taxi Talk by Zheng Shuying

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Singapore: SNP Editions, 2005
Call No.: SING ZHE
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Taxi Talk unfolds as a series of scenes about a group of taxi drivers and passengers whose lives connect in ways that are often unexpected and comic – sort of like Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia. Zheng, whose first book was Cousin June (Click here for item availability) , a family memoir, reveals the design behind the seemingly random intersections. Filled with local lore and language, the result is worth it for making us consider the hidden emotional lives of those around us.

Contributed by Lim Lee Ping

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Posted by Lee Ping on November 19, 2005 06:30 PM | Permalink

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    • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... Speaking of which, here's a post by Nadine that is generating an interesting conversation about nice Taxi Drivers.

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