This latest title from Opus Publications in KK is a celebration of the native markets of Sabah, where people gather at intervals to buy and sell goods, meet friends and relations and exchange gossip. Going back hundreds of years, originally goods sold were the staples of existence and culture, from vegetables and dried fish to gongs and parangs to live water buffalo, puppies and horses. Nowadays T-shirts, CD’s and souvenirs are there too.
These markets are created by the locals for the locals. Tourists are few but very welcome, as everywhere in Sabah (people here are exceptionally friendly and always seem to be more interested in who you are than your money). These markets are one of the best ways to see local society doing its thing. Bargain con brio.
This book of 130 pages has, on every page, high quality pictures showing what people buy and the range of colourful characters who buy and sell. Seven different markets are featured along with 50 pages of introductory information. At around USD11.00 (Ringgit 35.00) this is good value for money.
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