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The King's Chinese: From Barber to Banker, the Story of Yeap Chor Ee by Daryl Yeap Yee I-Lann Ludmilla Petrushevskaya blends miracles andThe Kings Chinese chronicles the incredible life of the merchant prince of Penang, Yeap Chor Ee. A penniless migrant from China, Yeap Chor Ee started out in Penang as a barber but rose to become Penangs richest man and one of the states greatest philanthropists. This book is invaluable in providing insight into the pulsing commercial centre that was pre war Penang, and of a Malayan peninsula that was undergoing rapid change.