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The Tan family discover that being Chinese in 70s Belfast is far from an easy ride.

In Glenn Patterson鈥檚 novel, Number 5 is a three-bedroom terrace house in suburban Belfast. From the 1950s to the present day, successive occupants fill the house with their troubles and joys. As fashions and tastes change according to each of Number 5鈥檚 owners, so the social fault lines of the city shift. Yet the presence of those who have gone before lingers on.
It鈥檚 now the late 70s and Number 5 has been bought by a Chinese family called Tan. They鈥檙e hard -working and high achievers, but their oriental faces seem not to fit with some of their less sophisticated neighbours.

Author: Glenn Patterson
David Tse reads Part 3 - TAN
Produced and abridged by Eoin O鈥機allaghan
Executive Editor: Andy Martin

26 minutes

Last on

Sat 26 Mar 2022 12:03

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  • Sat 26 Mar 2022 12:03