Literature, books and Singapore

Some of the good books on literature are there which is mentioned below. You can have a look. I am sure you won’t be bored with them.

No Other City: the Ethos Anthology of Urban Poetry is edited by Pang, Alvin and Aaron Lee. The publisher of the book is Ethos Books. This collected works brings together a rich spectrum of poetic voices and also visions at work in today’s Singapore. The write-ups are collected from established names such as Arthur Yap and Lee Tzu Pheng to younger poets like Alfian Sa’at and Felix Cheong. All of them have one thing in common. They have known the city for most of their lives so it can be said that their sense of identity is deeply entangled with the urban scene.

Fistful of Colors is written by Suchen, Christine Lim and published by SNP Editions. This book won the prestigious Singapore Literature Prize award. This is a graceful, multifaceted reflection of what it means to be Singaporean. This book described the story of a single day in the life of a young teacher struggling to define herself as a person and an artist. Lim manages to interlace the past as well as present into a compelling story.

The Merlion and the Hibiscus: Contemporary Short Stories from Singapore and Malaysia is edited by Kirpal Singh, Dipika, Mukherjee, and M. Quayum. The publisher is Penguin Books. This is a book of the compilation of nineteen short stories by writers from Singapore and Malaysia. These were written over the last fifty years that reveal the major changes of the period. Many of the authors are widely known. The narratives highlight the multifariousness and interwoven complexity of city or small-town life in this region. The stories are really memorable. The name of the authors includes Gopal Baratham, Catherine Lim, and Simon Tay.