Book Launch: M. Shanmughalingam, Marriage and Mutton Curry (Epigram Books) | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12019-11-01T05:09:02+08:00PeatixGeorge Town Literary FestivalBook Launch: M. Shanmughalingam, Marriage and Mutton Curry (Epigram Books)tag:peatix.com,2018:event-4513022018-11-24T16:30:00MYT2018-11-24T16:30:00MYTBook Launch: M. Shanmughalingam, Marriage and Mutton Curry (Epigram Books)A kimono-clad Tamil woman greets Japanese soldiers at the door while her Anglophile husband cowers in his car. Two sisters share a husband when one fails to produce a child for the longest time. A daring civil servant proposes to a woman in his Sri Lankan hometown mere minutes after meeting her, breaking a thousand years of marriage protocol. M. Shanmughalingam’s debut collection paints, with gentle wit and humour, the concerns and intrigues of the Jaffna Tamil community in Malaysia. Satirical yet deeply empathetic, these 15 stories explore what happens when we hold on to – and choose to leave behind – our traditions and identities in a changing world.Room: Event Space @ CAT