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The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume One

by Jason Erik Lundberg, Yu-Mei Balasingamchow, Ann Ang
RM50.32 MYR
The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume One - Thryft
The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume One - Thryft

The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume One

by Jason Erik Lundberg, Yu-Mei Balasingamchow, Ann Ang
RM50.32 MYR
ISBN: 9789810762346
Authors: Jason Erik Lundberg, Yu-Mei Balasingamchow, Ann Ang
Publisher: Epigram Books
Date of Publication: 2013-10-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.38
(rated by 65 readers)

Description

Singaporean literature has begun experiencing a sea change, with the short story form enjoying a renaissance. As a result, an explosion of short fiction with a Singaporean flavour has been produced to incredible effect, both by emerging and established writers. For the prose enthusiast, it is a very exciting time.The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume One curates the finest short fiction from Singaporean writers published in 2011 and 2012. This ground-breaking and unique anthology showcases stories that examine various facets of the human condition and the truths that we tell ourselves in order to exist in the everyday. The styles are as varied as the authors, and no two pieces are alike. Here are twenty unique and breathtaking literary insights into the Singaporean psyche, which examine what it means to live in this particular part of the world at this particular time.Contents: Introduction | Jason Erik Lundberg The Tiger of 142B | Dave Chua The Hearing Aid | Vinita Ramani Mohan The Illoi of Kantimeral | Alvin Pang Lighthouse | Yu-Mei Balasingamchow Seascrapers | Stephanie Ye Because I Tell | Felix Cheong Sleeping | O Thiam Chin Agnes Joaquim, Bioterrorist | Ng Yi-Sheng The Dispossessed | Karen Kwek Harmonious Residences | Jeremy Tiang Randy’s Rotisserie | Amanda Lee Koe The Protocol Wars of Laundry and Coexistence | Koh Choon Hwee Zero Hour | Cyril Wong Walls | Verena Tay Copies | Eleanor Neo Welcome to the Pond | Wei Fen Lee Scared For What | Ann Ang Joo Chiat and Other Lost Things | Justin Ker Anniversary | Phan Ming Yen The Borrowed Boy | Alfian Sa’at
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