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

by Jason Erik Lundberg, Evan Adam Ang, Yu-Mei Balasingamchow
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The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Two
The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Two

Diverse narratives unveiling Singaporean life and beyond.

If you're intrigued by the complexity of human experience through a Singaporean lens, this anthology is your ticket. The stories transport you, not just across the globe, but through time and different realms, reflecting on both the unique and universal aspects of life. It's a cultural and imaginative journey that promises to engage and provoke thought with every turn of the page.

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

by Jason Erik Lundberg, Evan Adam Ang, Yu-Mei Balasingamchow
Save up to 14%
ISBN: 9789814615921
Authors: Jason Erik Lundberg, Evan Adam Ang, Yu-Mei Balasingamchow
Publisher: Epigram Books
Date of Publication: 2015-10-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.61
(rated by 28 readers)

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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, 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 honorable mentions for further reading. Contents: Introduction | Jason Erik Lundberg A Day in the Death | Evan Adam Ang The Cat That Disappeared | O Thiam Chin Patterns of a Murmuration, In Billions of Data Points | JY Yang Toronto | Jeremy Tiang Certainty | Tania De Rozario White Noise | Samantha Toh Visiting | Yu-Mei Balasingamchow A Red Meteor in the Margins | Cheryl Julia Lee Why Do Chinese People Have Slanted Eyes? | Amanda Lee Koe Mama at Owen Road | Gemma Pereira Anaesthesia | Andrew Cheah Foreign and Domestic | Kirstin Chen I m d 1 in 10 | Victor Fernando R. Ocampo A Short History of the Sun | Wong Shu Yun The Crocodile Prince | Ng Yi-Sheng Tenali Raman Redux | Jennani Dur
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Diverse narratives unveiling Singaporean life and beyond.

If you're intrigued by the complexity of human experience through a Singaporean lens, this anthology is your ticket. The stories transport you, not just across the globe, but through time and different realms, reflecting on both the unique and universal aspects of life. It's a cultural and imaginative journey that promises to engage and provoke thought with every turn of the page.

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.