Darkly diverse tales from Singapore's underbelly.
If you've glimpsed Singapore's gleaming skyline and wondered what lurks behind its polished surface, "Singapore Noir" is an illuminating discovery. These stories, penned by masterful local authors, peel back the city's pristine facade to reveal the pulsating, darker narratives hidden within. It's a literary journey that promises to expose the grittier, more human aspects of a place often seen as a model of perfection. This anthology could offer you an entirely new perspective on an iconic city.
ISBN: 9789814423694
Authors:
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Publisher: Monsoon Books
Format: Paperback
Related Collections:
Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Goodreads rating: 3.32
(rated by 228 readers)
Description
"The 14 contributors to this all-original anthology, Singapore natives and non-natives alike, expose the Asian city state in all its noir glory."--Publishers Weekly, Spring AnnouncementLaunched with the summer ’04 award-winning best seller Brooklyn Noir, Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.Brand-new stories by: Colin Goh, Simon Tay/Donald Tee Quee Ho, Philip Jeyaretnam, Colin Cheong, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Monica Bhide, S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Osborne, Suchen Christine Lim, Ovidia Yu, Damon Chua, Johann S. Lee, Dave Chua, and Nury Vittachi.From the introduction by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan:“Say Singapore to anyone and you’ll likely hear one of a few words: Caning. Fines. Chewing gum.For much of the West, the narrative of Singapore--a modern Southeast Asian city-state perched on an island on the tip of the Malay Peninsula--has been marked largely by its government’s strict laws and unwavering enforcement of them...As much as I understand these outside viewpoints, I have always lamented that the quirky and dark complexities of my native country’s culture rarely seem to make it past its borders...Beneath its sparkling veneer is a country te
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