Gedung Kuning: Memories of a Malay Childhood was launched on:
9 January 2010 (Saturday) at The Pod, National Library.
Through 28 short stories, readers get a historical narrative of the lives of the people living in Gedung Kuning and the Malays of Singapore from 1850s to 1999.
- 240 pages, more than 70 photos, 7 architectural drawings & 5 maps
- ISBN: 978-981-08-4756-2
The book is published by Singapore Heritage Society and Helang Books. The publication is supported under the National Heritage Board's Heritage Industry Incentive Programme (Hi2P).
Read 2 stories from the book:
Piah Hitam
The Boy from Bussorah Street
The book is available in major bookstores in Singapore & Malaysia.
You may also order at APD Singapore Pte Ltd What Readers Say:
I must say it’s a sweet book. I did feel so good reading it. It was rich in history and culture of the Muslim communities. It made me so want to go there and see the place and meet your family too…..It was simple and touching in its childlike loveliness. The book did give me a good insight into the Javanese Malays and did ring lovely common chords in humanity with each anecdote.... I was sad to finish the book. - Sivam Subramaniam
Many congratulations on the fabulous book and the equally fabulous book launch on Saturday. I am enjoying the book immensely and enjoyed the launch even more! - Andrew Price
Saya dan suami sedang seronok membaca buku Hidayah dan rasa bangga sekali dengan usaha Hidayah - ternyata ia diusahakan dengan rasa kasih yang mendalam terhadap warisah sejarah keluarga, rasa bangga budaya dan agama yang utuh! Tahniah Hidayah! - Prof Hadijah Rahmat
Laughed and cried reading Gedung Kuning: Memories of a Malay Childhood. Thumbs up to the author Hidayah Amin for this new national treasure. - Celebrity Rilla Melati
I learned so much history facts, malay culture as well as Islam practices in a malay family in one book! GEDUNG KUNING IS AN AWESOME READ! I really really really like your book! I feel myself immersed in your childhood memories. - Hazimah Salikemin What I enjoy about the book, other than the richness of information, is how you have written it in a manner that can be easily understood by people even without a deep background on Singapore's Malay History. Also, the plentiful pictures illustrate some of the associated points very well. - Ibrahim Iqbal
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