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Enigmatic tales blending myth with Singaporean reality.

"Lion City" could be a literary journey worth embarking on if you're fascinated by the blend of cultural mythology and speculative fiction. Ng Yi-Sheng's craft in spinning short stories that are as whimsical as they are thought-provoking could turn the familiar urban landscape of Singapore into a playground for the imagination. With its magical realism and science-fiction elements, this collection promises to provide a fresh and fantastical perspective on the mundane.

  • Singapore Literature Prize for English Fiction (2020)
  • Singapore Book Award for Best Literary Work (2019)
  • Popular Readers' Choice Award Nominee for English (Adult) (2019)
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ISBN: 9789811700743
Authors: Ng Yi-Sheng
Publisher: Epigram Books
Date of Publication: 2018-10-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.81
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A man learns that all the animals in 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.
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Enigmatic tales blending myth with Singaporean reality.

"Lion City" could be a literary journey worth embarking on if you're fascinated by the blend of cultural mythology and speculative fiction. Ng Yi-Sheng's craft in spinning short stories that are as whimsical as they are thought-provoking could turn the familiar urban landscape of Singapore into a playground for the imagination. With its magical realism and science-fiction elements, this collection promises to provide a fresh and fantastical perspective on the mundane.

  • Singapore Literature Prize for English Fiction (2020)
  • Singapore Book Award for Best Literary Work (2019)
  • Popular Readers' Choice Award Nominee for English (Adult) (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.