Ma-Rai-Ee

"Malaya under Japanese occupation is the scene of this remarkable novel. Its author was born and raised in that country as one of a large Chinese fmaily. He eventually became a school-teacher and a master of English ... Mr. Chin Kee Onn's experiences and observations ... gave him both the knowledge and the determination to write about the period. The inclusion in his story of specific guerilla and allied operations entitles this book to the description of historical novel, a right that is enhanced by the care which the author has taken to provide authentic background and atmosphere. But it is in the characters, drawn mainly from people that Chin Kee Onn knew personally or heard about from his friends, that the reader will find personified the drama, the bitterness, the horror and the courage that coloured life so cruelly and brilliantly in occupied Malaya. This is an outstanding novel of great readability, and is also something of a mirror to the real, little-known origins of the troubles faced by the British in Malaya to-day"--Publisher's description, p. [2] of dust jacket.