First Baba Nyonya Literary Festival in July to celebrate richness of Peranakan literature

Author Stella Kon will be reading an excerpt of her most famous work, Emily Of Emerald Hill, at the first Baba Nyonya Literary Festival. ST PHOTO: DIOS VINCOY JR
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SINGAPORE - Stella Kon's iconic play Emily Of Emerald Hill has a towering place in Singapore literature.

There is more to Peranakan literature though and a new festival aims to pay homage to its richness.

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