The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories
Title | The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Jason Erik Lundberg |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Short stories, Singaporean (English) |
ISBN | 9789814845465 |
The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew
Title | The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew PDF eBook |
Author | Lee Kuan Yew |
Publisher | Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd |
Pages | 586 |
Release | 2012-09-15 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9814561762 |
The Singapore Story is the first volume of the memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew, the man who planted the island state of Singapore firmly on the map of the world. It was first published in 1999. In intimate detail, Lee recounts the battles against colonialists, communists and communalists that led to Singapore’s independence. With consummate political skill, he countered adversaries, sometimes enlisting their help, at others opposing them, in the single-minded pursuit of Singapore’s interests. We read how he led striking unionists against the colonial government, how over tea and golf he fostered ties with key players in Britain and Malaya, of secret midnight meetings in badly lit rooms, drinking warm Anchor beer with a communist underground leader, of his purposeful forging of an alliance with communists to gain the support of the Chinese-educated masses. Readers will find inspiration in his tenacity as he fought for the people’s hearts and minds against first the communists and later the communalists – in parliament, on the streets and through the media. Drawing on unpublished Cabinet papers, archives in Singapore, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, as well as personal correspondence, he gives us a vivid picture of how others viewed him: determined (“Lee will bluff, bully and blackmail up to the eleventh hour”), motivated (“Choo knew I sweated blood to master Hokkien”), ambitious (“He would think himself as legitimate as I was to be the leader of Malaya”), dangerous (“Crush Lee! Put him inside”). It is a sometimes controversial yet strangely consistent portrait of this Asian statesman. These experiences and his dealings with the political leaders were to shape his views and policies, which have had a major impact on Singapore and the region.
The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories
Title | The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Pooja Nansi |
Publisher | Epigram Books |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9814845477 |
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
The Little Singapore Book
Title | The Little Singapore Book PDF eBook |
Author | Ee Waun Sim |
Publisher | |
Pages | 79 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Singapore |
ISBN | 9789810976248 |
West from Singapore
Title | West from Singapore PDF eBook |
Author | Louis L'Amour |
Publisher | Bantam |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2005-04-26 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0553900196 |
He’s a two-fisted American adventurer and veteran of a hundred waterfront brawls. He’s “Ponga Jim” Mayo, and he minds his own business and leaves international intrigue to others. But, as master of his own tramp freighter, trouble seeks him out as he navigates the treacherous East Indian seas from Borneo to Singapore. Never one to back away from danger, Jim straps on his Colt automatic and takes the helm of the Semiramis, ready to battle pirates and spies, dope peddlers and gunrunners and whoever else dares to challenge his command . . . and God help the man who crosses Jim Mayo.
The Heartsick Diaspora
Title | The Heartsick Diaspora PDF eBook |
Author | Elaine Chiew |
Publisher | Myriad Editions |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2020-01-23 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1912408376 |
Set in different cities around the world, Elaine Chiew's award-winning stories travel into the heart of the Singaporean and Malaysian Chinese diasporas to explore the lives of those torn between cultures and juggling divided selves. In the title story, four writers find their cultural bonds of friendship tested when a handsome young Asian writer joins their group. In other stories, a brother searches for his sister forced to serve as a comfort woman during World War Two; three Singaporean sisters run a French gourmet restaurant in New York; a woman raps about being a Tiger Mother in Belgravia; and a filmmaker struggles to document the lives of samsui women—Singapore's thrifty, hardworking construction workers. > Acutely observed, wry and playful, her stories are as worldly and emotionally resonant as the characters themselves. This fabulous debut collection heralds an exciting new literary voice.
Lion City
Title | Lion City PDF eBook |
Author | Ng Yi-Sheng |
Publisher | Epigram Books |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9811700753 |