Author: Colin Cheong
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814398772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
"Prolific writer Colin Cheong brings together three classic novellas and 23 short stories in this first-ever collection. Written in the 1990s, each story reflects his prowess as a storyteller. He is known for his sensitive and skillful articulation of some universal human themes — the pain of rejected love, the frustration and anticipation of being ‘almost adult’, the rites of passage to adulthood, and man’s need for woman. This collection comprises: 1. Seventeen (novella, published 1996) 2. Poets, Priests and Prostitutes (novella, published 1990) 3. The Man in the Cupboard (novella, published 1999) – won the Merit Award, Singapore Literature Prize 1998 4. Life Cycle of Homo Sapiens, Male (short stories, published 1992) 5. Five new stories, previously only published in The Straits Times "
The Colin Cheong Collection
Author: Colin Cheong
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814398772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
"Prolific writer Colin Cheong brings together three classic novellas and 23 short stories in this first-ever collection. Written in the 1990s, each story reflects his prowess as a storyteller. He is known for his sensitive and skillful articulation of some universal human themes — the pain of rejected love, the frustration and anticipation of being ‘almost adult’, the rites of passage to adulthood, and man’s need for woman. This collection comprises: 1. Seventeen (novella, published 1996) 2. Poets, Priests and Prostitutes (novella, published 1990) 3. The Man in the Cupboard (novella, published 1999) – won the Merit Award, Singapore Literature Prize 1998 4. Life Cycle of Homo Sapiens, Male (short stories, published 1992) 5. Five new stories, previously only published in The Straits Times "
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814398772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
"Prolific writer Colin Cheong brings together three classic novellas and 23 short stories in this first-ever collection. Written in the 1990s, each story reflects his prowess as a storyteller. He is known for his sensitive and skillful articulation of some universal human themes — the pain of rejected love, the frustration and anticipation of being ‘almost adult’, the rites of passage to adulthood, and man’s need for woman. This collection comprises: 1. Seventeen (novella, published 1996) 2. Poets, Priests and Prostitutes (novella, published 1990) 3. The Man in the Cupboard (novella, published 1999) – won the Merit Award, Singapore Literature Prize 1998 4. Life Cycle of Homo Sapiens, Male (short stories, published 1992) 5. Five new stories, previously only published in The Straits Times "
Seventeen
Author: Colin Cheong
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814974692
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Running away from his family and second-language problems, Richard Young With-No-Chinese-Name finds refuge in his college darkroom and his friends. Like shutterbug ZZ. Like the seemingly unattainable Samantha. Like gung-ho Janice and laidback Jacqueline. And seventeen looks like a great age to be forever. Until a mysterious Chinese flute player suddenly enters their lives, and slowly – and tragically – Richard’s life begins to unravel. The Series This title is being reissued under the new Marshall Cavendish Classics: Literary Fiction series, which seeks to introduce some of the best works of Singapore literature to a new generation of readers. Some have been evergreen titles over the years, others have been unjustly neglected. Authors in the series include: Catherine Lim, Claire Tham, Colin Cheong, Michael Chiang, Minfong Ho, Ovidia Yu and Philip Jeyaretnam.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814974692
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Running away from his family and second-language problems, Richard Young With-No-Chinese-Name finds refuge in his college darkroom and his friends. Like shutterbug ZZ. Like the seemingly unattainable Samantha. Like gung-ho Janice and laidback Jacqueline. And seventeen looks like a great age to be forever. Until a mysterious Chinese flute player suddenly enters their lives, and slowly – and tragically – Richard’s life begins to unravel. The Series This title is being reissued under the new Marshall Cavendish Classics: Literary Fiction series, which seeks to introduce some of the best works of Singapore literature to a new generation of readers. Some have been evergreen titles over the years, others have been unjustly neglected. Authors in the series include: Catherine Lim, Claire Tham, Colin Cheong, Michael Chiang, Minfong Ho, Ovidia Yu and Philip Jeyaretnam.
Singapore Noir
Author: Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1617752819
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The dark side of The Lion City is explored in a thrilling anthology that gives “plenty of new and unfamiliar voices a chance to shine” (San Francisco Book Review). The island city-state of Singapore harbors unique customs and traditions largely unknown to the West. A booming economy and embrace of conformity overshadow its gambling dens, red-light districts, and a collective passion for ghostly and gory tales. Now, in Singapore Noir, some of its best contemporary authors delve into its seedy side, including three winners of the Singapore Literature Prize: Simon Tay (writing as Donald Tee Quee Ho), Colin Cheong, and Suchen Christine Lim, whose contribution was named a finalist for the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best P.I. Short Story. Eleven more tales showcase the talents of Colin Goh, Philip Jeyaretnam, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Monica Bhide, S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Osborne, Ovidia Yu, Damon Chua, Johann S. Lee, Dave Chua, and Nury Vittachi. “Singapore, with its great wealth and great poverty existing amid ethnic, linguistic, and cultural tensions, offers fertile ground for bleak fiction . . . Tan has assembled a strong lineup of Singapore natives and knowledgeable visitors for this volume exploring the dark side of a fascinating country.” —Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1617752819
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The dark side of The Lion City is explored in a thrilling anthology that gives “plenty of new and unfamiliar voices a chance to shine” (San Francisco Book Review). The island city-state of Singapore harbors unique customs and traditions largely unknown to the West. A booming economy and embrace of conformity overshadow its gambling dens, red-light districts, and a collective passion for ghostly and gory tales. Now, in Singapore Noir, some of its best contemporary authors delve into its seedy side, including three winners of the Singapore Literature Prize: Simon Tay (writing as Donald Tee Quee Ho), Colin Cheong, and Suchen Christine Lim, whose contribution was named a finalist for the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best P.I. Short Story. Eleven more tales showcase the talents of Colin Goh, Philip Jeyaretnam, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Monica Bhide, S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Osborne, Ovidia Yu, Damon Chua, Johann S. Lee, Dave Chua, and Nury Vittachi. “Singapore, with its great wealth and great poverty existing amid ethnic, linguistic, and cultural tensions, offers fertile ground for bleak fiction . . . Tan has assembled a strong lineup of Singapore natives and knowledgeable visitors for this volume exploring the dark side of a fascinating country.” —Publishers Weekly
The Man in the Cupboard
Author: Colin Cheong
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814974684
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
After 15 years of humiliation, Timothy is coming out of the closet to murder his insensitive and domineering wife, Marcia. The Man in the Cupboard is a sad and darkly funny tale of isolation – in both life and dreams. Winner of the 1998 Singapore Literature Prize Merit Award. The Series This title is being reissued under the new Marshall Cavendish Classics: Literary Fiction series, which seeks to introduce some of the best works of Singapore literature to a new generation of readers. Some have been evergreen titles over the years, others have been unjustly neglected. Authors in the series include: Catherine Lim, Claire Tham, Colin Cheong, Michael Chiang, Minfong Ho, Ovidia Yu and Philip Jeyaretnam.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814974684
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
After 15 years of humiliation, Timothy is coming out of the closet to murder his insensitive and domineering wife, Marcia. The Man in the Cupboard is a sad and darkly funny tale of isolation – in both life and dreams. Winner of the 1998 Singapore Literature Prize Merit Award. The Series This title is being reissued under the new Marshall Cavendish Classics: Literary Fiction series, which seeks to introduce some of the best works of Singapore literature to a new generation of readers. Some have been evergreen titles over the years, others have been unjustly neglected. Authors in the series include: Catherine Lim, Claire Tham, Colin Cheong, Michael Chiang, Minfong Ho, Ovidia Yu and Philip Jeyaretnam.
China Fictions, English Language
Author: A. Robert Lee
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9042023511
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The world is anything but unfamiliar with diaspora: Jewish, African, Armenian, Roma-Gipsy, Filipino/a, Tamil, Irish or Italian, even Japanese. But few have carried so global a resonance as that of China. What, then, of literary-cultural expression, the huge body of fiction which has addressed itself to that plurality of lives and geographies and which has come to be known as “After China”? This collection of essays offers bearings on those written in English, and in which both memory and story are central, spanning the USA to Australia, Canada to the UK, Hong Kong to Singapore, with yet others of more transnational nature.This collection opens with a reprise of woman-authored Chinese American fiction using Maxine Hong Kingston and Amy Tan as departure points. In turn follow readings of the oeuvres of Tan and Frank Chin. A comparative essay takes up novels by Canadian, American and Australian authors from the perspective of migrancy as fracture. Chinese Canada comes into view in accounts of SKY Lee, Wayson Choy, Evelyn Lau and Larissa Lai. Australia under Chinese literary auspices is given a comparative mapping through the fiction of Brian Castro and Ouyang Yu. The English language “China fiction” of Singapore and Hong Kong is located in essays centred, respectively, on Martin Booth and Po Wah Lam, and Hwee Hwee Tan and Colin Cheong. The collection rounds out with portraits of Timothy Mo as British transnational author, a selection of contextual Chinese British stories and art, and the phenomenon of “Chinese Chick Lit” novels. China Fictions/English Language will be of interest to readers drawn both to “After China” as diasporic literary heritage and comparative literature in general.
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9042023511
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The world is anything but unfamiliar with diaspora: Jewish, African, Armenian, Roma-Gipsy, Filipino/a, Tamil, Irish or Italian, even Japanese. But few have carried so global a resonance as that of China. What, then, of literary-cultural expression, the huge body of fiction which has addressed itself to that plurality of lives and geographies and which has come to be known as “After China”? This collection of essays offers bearings on those written in English, and in which both memory and story are central, spanning the USA to Australia, Canada to the UK, Hong Kong to Singapore, with yet others of more transnational nature.This collection opens with a reprise of woman-authored Chinese American fiction using Maxine Hong Kingston and Amy Tan as departure points. In turn follow readings of the oeuvres of Tan and Frank Chin. A comparative essay takes up novels by Canadian, American and Australian authors from the perspective of migrancy as fracture. Chinese Canada comes into view in accounts of SKY Lee, Wayson Choy, Evelyn Lau and Larissa Lai. Australia under Chinese literary auspices is given a comparative mapping through the fiction of Brian Castro and Ouyang Yu. The English language “China fiction” of Singapore and Hong Kong is located in essays centred, respectively, on Martin Booth and Po Wah Lam, and Hwee Hwee Tan and Colin Cheong. The collection rounds out with portraits of Timothy Mo as British transnational author, a selection of contextual Chinese British stories and art, and the phenomenon of “Chinese Chick Lit” novels. China Fictions/English Language will be of interest to readers drawn both to “After China” as diasporic literary heritage and comparative literature in general.
Library Management in Disruptive Times
Author: Steve O'Connor
Publisher: Facet Publishing
ISBN: 1783300213
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Is the traditional library business model a victim of disruptive digital technologies? Library Management in Disruptive Times identifies the key skills and attitudes needed by the library leaders of today and tomorrow and delivers a balanced view of the future of the profession. Contributed to by expert professional library leaders and educators from across the globe, this edited collection offers thought-provoking perspectives on the challenge of the current operating environment across a range of library sectors, library professional associations and geographic regions. Each author brings their own particular area of expertise and perspective on to consider the effects of disruptive change in libraries globally. Key topics covered include: - Leading change - Management fads and their impact on libraries - User engagement - The value of collaboration and consortia - Library management and the global economic crisis - Agile management techniques - The role of professional associations in redefining the profession - Developing management skills on the job - Planning for the future. This dynamic collection helps readers to envision the purpose and value of future libraries and to see change as a rare opportunity to create truly new roles for librarians. Readership: This will be essential reading for library managers, directors and aspiring leaders throughout the world.
Publisher: Facet Publishing
ISBN: 1783300213
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Is the traditional library business model a victim of disruptive digital technologies? Library Management in Disruptive Times identifies the key skills and attitudes needed by the library leaders of today and tomorrow and delivers a balanced view of the future of the profession. Contributed to by expert professional library leaders and educators from across the globe, this edited collection offers thought-provoking perspectives on the challenge of the current operating environment across a range of library sectors, library professional associations and geographic regions. Each author brings their own particular area of expertise and perspective on to consider the effects of disruptive change in libraries globally. Key topics covered include: - Leading change - Management fads and their impact on libraries - User engagement - The value of collaboration and consortia - Library management and the global economic crisis - Agile management techniques - The role of professional associations in redefining the profession - Developing management skills on the job - Planning for the future. This dynamic collection helps readers to envision the purpose and value of future libraries and to see change as a rare opportunity to create truly new roles for librarians. Readership: This will be essential reading for library managers, directors and aspiring leaders throughout the world.
The Stolen Child
Author: Colin Cheong
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814408778
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A search for a dream. Wing Cheong discovers that there are many roads to a single dream. He wants to fly — but his dream is suddenly shattered. As he searches for a meaning in life and other dreams to replace his first love, Wing experiences the trials and tribulations of change — in his family, friends and most of all, himself. A powerful and moving story about growing up, innocence and love, toughness and courage. A search across time and space — from the wonders of childhood to the strident urges of young manhood; from the landscape of the mind to the realm of the heart.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814408778
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A search for a dream. Wing Cheong discovers that there are many roads to a single dream. He wants to fly — but his dream is suddenly shattered. As he searches for a meaning in life and other dreams to replace his first love, Wing experiences the trials and tribulations of change — in his family, friends and most of all, himself. A powerful and moving story about growing up, innocence and love, toughness and courage. A search across time and space — from the wonders of childhood to the strident urges of young manhood; from the landscape of the mind to the realm of the heart.
One
Author: Robert Yeo
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Limited
ISBN: 9789814346399
Category : Short stories, Singaporean (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Limited
ISBN: 9789814346399
Category : Short stories, Singaporean (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Stolen Child
Author: Colin Cheong
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Limited
ISBN: 9789814346641
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Searching for a meaning to life and other dreams to replace his first love, Wing Cheong experiences the trials and tribulations of change as he embarks on an emotional rites of passage.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Limited
ISBN: 9789814346641
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Searching for a meaning to life and other dreams to replace his first love, Wing Cheong experiences the trials and tribulations of change as he embarks on an emotional rites of passage.
Balik Kampung 3C
Author: Verena Tay
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789811112928
Category : Short stories, Singaporean (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789811112928
Category : Short stories, Singaporean (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description