The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories

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Publisher : Epigram Books
ISBN 13 : 9814845477
Total Pages : 234 pages
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Book Synopsis The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories by : Pooja Nansi

Download or read book The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories written by Pooja Nansi and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2019 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best short fiction published by Singaporean writers in 2017 and 2018. The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Four gathers the finest Singaporean stories published in 2017 and 2018, selected by guest editor Pooja Nansi from hundreds published in journals, magazines, anthologies and single-author collections. Accompanying the stories are the editor’s preface and an extensive list of honourable mentions for further reading. Reader Reviews "The stories range from intimate family portraits to speculative science fiction, but every piece speaks to universal experiences of love, loss, desire, and disappointment ... If you've either never read Singaporean literature, this would be a good place to start. If Crazy Rich Asians was the last thing you read by a local author, even better." — Wonderwall.sg

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Publisher : Epigram Books
ISBN 13 : 9814901156
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ISBN 13 : 9789810762346
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Impractical Uses of Cake

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Publisher : Epigram Books
ISBN 13 : 9814845132
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (148 download)

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Book Synopsis Impractical Uses of Cake by : Yeoh Jo-Ann

Download or read book Impractical Uses of Cake written by Yeoh Jo-Ann and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2019 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2018 Epigram Books Fiction Prize Sukhin is a thirty-five-year-old teacher who lives alone. His life consists of reading, working and visiting his parents’ to rearrange his piles of “collectibles”. He has only one friend, another teacher who has managed to force Sukhin into a friendship by sheer doggedness. While on an errand one afternoon in Chinatown, he encounters a homeless person who recognises him. This chance reunion turns Sukhin’s well-planned life upside down, and the pair learns about love and sacrifice over their shared fondness for cake.

Nimita's Place

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Publisher : Epigram Books
ISBN 13 : 9814785776
Total Pages : 573 pages
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Book Synopsis Nimita's Place by : Akshita Nanda

Download or read book Nimita's Place written by Akshita Nanda and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2019-01-30 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1944 in India and Nimita Khosla yearns to attend university to become an engineer, but her parents want a different life for her. As she accepts her fate and marries, religious upheaval is splitting the country and forcing her family to find a new home. In 2014, her granddaughter, molecular biologist Nimita Sachdev, escapes India to run away from the prospect of an arranged marriage. Staking out a future in Singapore, she faces rising anger against immigrants and uncertainty about her new home. Two generations apart, these two women walk divergent paths but face the same quandaries: who are we, and what is home?

Singapore Short Stories

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ISBN 13 : 9789812356024
Total Pages : 122 pages
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Lion City

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Publisher : Epigram Books
ISBN 13 : 9811700753
Total Pages : 306 pages
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Book Synopsis Lion City by : Ng Yi-Sheng

Download or read book Lion City written by Ng Yi-Sheng and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2018 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man learns that all the animals at the Zoo are robots. A secret terminal in Changi Airport caters to the gods. A prince falls in love with a crocodile. A concubine is lost in time. The island of Singapore disappears. These are the exquisitely strange tales of Lion City, the first collection of short fiction by award-winning poet and playwright Ng Yi-Sheng. Infused with myth, magical realism and contemporary sci-fi, each of these tales invites the reader to see this city-state in a new and darkly fabulous light. Reader Reviews: "Being a big of science fiction and not much of a fan of Singapore, I see Ng Yi-Sheng's collection of short stories in Lion City as the perfect publication for me. He's done amazingly well at capturing the imagination of this 22nd Century Neo-Taoist!" —Seelan Palay, artist, in "My Book of the Year 2018", Singapore Unbound "This collection takes apart the tropes trumpeted ad infinitum about Singapore - the Lion City, gone from fishing village to having great food and a world-class airport - and reveals the magic of myth that underpins them all. The stories, with their subtle explorations of colonialism, capitalism and alienation, are delightful and discomfiting in equal measure. [...] Ng shows not just keen awareness of the existing canons of genre, but a blithe faith that Singapore belongs in these canons. This clever, colourful collection certainly makes a good case for that." —Olivia Ho, Straits Times

Now That It's Over

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Publisher : Epigram Books
ISBN 13 : 9814757292
Total Pages : 281 pages
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Book Synopsis Now That It's Over by : O Thiam Chin

Download or read book Now That It's Over written by O Thiam Chin and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: --Winner of the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize-- During the Christmas holidays in 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggers a tsunami that devastates fourteen countries. Two couples from Singapore are vacationing in Phuket when the tsunami strikes. Alternating between the aftermath of the catastrophe and past events that led these characters to that fateful moment, Now That It’s Over weaves a tapestry of causality and regret, and chronicles the physical and emotional wreckage wrought by natural and manmade disasters.

The Gatekeeper

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Publisher : Epigram Books
ISBN 13 : 9811700966
Total Pages : 384 pages
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Book Synopsis The Gatekeeper by : Nuraliah Norasid

Download or read book The Gatekeeper written by Nuraliah Norasid and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of Singapore Book Awards 2018, Best Fiction Title & Best Book Cover Design Winner of the 2016 Epigram Books Fiction Prize Shorlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2018 When young medusa Ria inadvertently turns an entire village to stone, she and her older sister flee to Nelroote, an underground settlement populated by other non-humans also marginalised by society. There she becomes their gatekeeper, hoping to seek redemption and love…until her friendship with a man from above threatens to dismantle the city she swore to protect.

Fish Eats Lion

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Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781502984821
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Book Synopsis Fish Eats Lion by : Jason Lundberg

Download or read book Fish Eats Lion written by Jason Lundberg and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fish Eats Lion collects the best original speculative fiction from Singapore - fantasy, science fiction, and the places in between - all anchored with imaginative methods to the Lion City. These twenty-two stories, from emerging writers publishing their first work to winners of the Singapore Literature Prize and the Cultural Medallion, explore the fundamental singularity of the island nation in a refreshing variety of voices and perspectives. This anthology is a celebration of the vibrant creative power underlying Singapore's inventive prose stylists, where what is considered normal and what is strange are blended in fantastic new ways. "Lundberg combines accessibility with a uniquely Singaporean flavor in his selections. SF readers looking to expand their horizons will enjoy visiting new worlds from an unaccustomed point of view." - Publishers Weekly "I doubt I'll read a more engaging collection this year. [...] There's a rich optimism to be found here that speaks of lesser-known spec-fic writers rising to a challenge, and that challenge being more than adequately met." - Pete Young, Big Sky "Entertaining in this post-colonial era, it hints at how storytellers can become mythmakers, with the power to change the world." - Akshita Nanda, The Straits Times

Kappa Quartet

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Publisher : Epigram Books
ISBN 13 : 9814757764
Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis Kappa Quartet by : Daryl Qilin Yam

Download or read book Kappa Quartet written by Daryl Qilin Yam and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2016-12-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin is a young man without a soul, holidaying in Tokyo; Mr Five, the enigmatic kappa, is the man he so happens to meet. Little does Kevin know that kappas—the river demons of Japanese folklore—desire nothing more than the souls of other humans. Set between Singapore and Japan, Kappa Quartet is split into eight discrete sections, tracing the rippling effects of this chance encounter across a host of other characters, connected and bound to one another in ways both strange and serendipitous. Together they ask one another: what does it mean to be in possession of something nobody has seen before?

The Amazing Sarong

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ISBN 13 : 9814655058
Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis The Amazing Sarong by : Quek Hong Shin

Download or read book The Amazing Sarong written by Quek Hong Shin and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isn’t a sarong just a boring big piece of cloth? What can be so amazing about it? Nora and Adi are about to go to the beach when their mother takes off her baby sling and hands it to the two children. They discover that there is more than meets the eye to this seemingly ordinary sarong. Join Nora and Adi as they go on a playful day out and discover what unexpected fun, joy and new encounters the sarong can bring.

How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1596917148
Total Pages : 117 pages
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Book Synopsis How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by : Pierre Bayard

Download or read book How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read written by Pierre Bayard and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delightfully witty, provocative book, literature professor and psychoanalyst Pierre Bayard argues that not having read a book need not be an impediment to having an interesting conversation about it. (In fact, he says, in certain situations reading the book is the worst thing you could do.) Using examples from such writers as Graham Greene, Oscar Wilde, Montaigne, and Umberto Eco, he describes the varieties of "non-reading"-from books that you've never heard of to books that you've read and forgotten-and offers advice on how to turn a sticky social situation into an occasion for creative brilliance. Practical, funny, and thought-provoking, How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read-which became a favorite of readers everywhere in the hardcover edition-is in the end a love letter to books, offering a whole new perspective on how we read and absorb them.

Sugarbread

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ISBN 13 : 9814757314
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Book Synopsis Sugarbread by : Balli Kaur Jaswal

Download or read book Sugarbread written by Balli Kaur Jaswal and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pin must not become like her mother, but nobody will tell her why. She seeks clues in Ma’s cooking when she’s not fighting other battles—being a bursary girl at an elite school and facing racial taunts from the bus uncle. Then her meddlesome grandmother moves in, installing a portrait of a watchful Sikh guru and a new set of house rules. Old secrets begin to surface but can Pin handle learning the truth? Reader Reviews: “This novel is sensitively written, and raises important issues subtly: racism and racialisation; religiosity and its relation to identity; patriarchal values; class; and the intersection of Christianity and capitalism in the wonderful speech about 'spiritual bank accounts'. All the characters have depth and complexity and the two layers of the narrative (the experiences of Pin and of her mother Jini) are skilfully blended. There are some beautiful descriptive passages, and I like the way in which metaphors are used sparingly, but to good effect.” —Philip Holden, editor of Writing Singapore and Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2015 judge “Pin is an earnest and enchanting child, through whose curious and clear-sighted eyes we see family life and complications and childhood cliques and racism. But this entertaining book also has touching insights into love, hope and wisdom, and characters that will stay with you long after you finish it.” —Ovidia Yu, author of Aunty Lee’s Chilled Revenge “This is the most glorious mic drop moment in Singaporean Literature. Sugarbread is such a tender and powerful response to the many celebrated voices in Singapore that represent minority experiences through tokenism or ignore them altogether. Balli Kaur Jaswal has made me feel like my ten-year-old self could be someone’s protagonist, like my skin belongs in the pages of books in my country. She’s turned the mirrors on Singapore and our conversations about identity in a spectacular fashion. Her prose is delicate, precise and aching. Her storytelling lingers with you for days. This novel is triumphant and absolutely essential reading for anyone who cares about living in this city.” —Pooja Nansi, author of Love is an Empty Barstool

The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories

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ISBN 13 : 9814655112
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Download or read book The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories written by Jason Erik Lundberg and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Two gathers twenty-four of the finest stories from Singaporean writers published in 2013 and 2014, selected from hundreds published in journals, magazines, anthologies and single-author collections. These pieces examine life in Singapore, as well as beyond its borders to Toronto, California, Shanghai, Andhra Pradesh, Pyongchon and Paris, as well as to the distant past and the far future. Accompanying the stories are the editor’s introduction and an extensive list of honourable mentions for further reading.

Singapore

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Publisher : Editions Didier Millet
ISBN 13 : 9814385166
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Book Synopsis Singapore by : Mark Ravinder Frost

Download or read book Singapore written by Mark Ravinder Frost and published by Editions Didier Millet. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brimming with verve and dramatic incident, Singapore: A Biography offers fresh insights into the life story of this island city-state through the personal experiences of the workers, adventurers, rulers and revolutionaries who have shaped its history over the last seven centuries. The authors, drawing on research undertaken in collaboration with the National Museum of Singapore, have woven together ancient chronicles, eyewitness accounts, oral histories and even modern radio and television broadcasts to create a vivid and compelling narrative that brings the past back to life. Grounded in scholarship yet fired by the imagination, this book reveals the Singapore story to have been as rich, diverse and multilayered as the city-state is prosperous, ordered and successful today.

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ISBN 13 : 9814785296
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Download or read book The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories written by Cyril Wong and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Three gathers the finest Singaporean stories published in 2015 and 2016, selected by guest editor Cyril Wong from hundreds published in journals, magazines, anthologies and single-author collections. Accompanying the stories are the editor’s preface and an extensive list of honourable mentions for further reading. This volume features short story contributions from Eva Aldea, Joelyn Alexandra, Jennifer Anne Champion, Andrew Cheah, Clara Chow, Noelle Q. de Jesus, Melissa De Silva, SC Gordon, Jon Gresham, Philip Holden, Amanda Lee Koe, Su Leong, Leonora Liow, Manish Melwani, Sam Ng, Nuraliah Norasid, O Thiam Chin, Jollin Tan, Verena Tay, Jason Wee, Daryl Qilin Yam, Yeo Wei Wei, Yeoh Jo-Ann, Yeow Kai Chai, Ovidia Yu, and Andrew Yuen.