Verena Tay

Singapore Love Stories

Victimology

People and Places

Balik Kampung 2A

The Car and Other Plays

Jeremy Tiang

O Thiam Chin

Amanda Lee Koe

Cyril Wong

Alvin Pang

Yu-Mei Balasingamchow

Dave Chua

Jason Erik Lundberg

Felix Cheong

Ann Ang

Ng Yi-Sheng

Stephanie Ye

Justin Ker

Vinita Ramani Mohan

Karen Kwek

Koh Choon Hwee

Eleanor Neo

Wei Fen Lee

Phan Ming Yen

Alfian Sa’at

In recent years, Singaporean literature has begun experiencing a sea change, with the short story form enjoying a renaissance. As a result, an explosion of short fiction with a Singaporean flavour has been produced to incredible effect, both by emerging and established writers. For the prose enthusiast, it is a very exciting time. The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume One curates the finest short fiction from Singaporean writers published in 2011 and 2012. This ground-breaking and unique anthology showcases stories that examine various facets of the human condition and the truths that we tell ourselves in order to exist in the everyday. The styles are as varied as the authors, and no two pieces are alike. Here are twenty unique and breathtaking literary insights into the Singaporean psyche, which examine what it means to live in this particular part of the world in this particular time.

Volume One

The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories

Balik Kampung

What does it mean to love and be loved in Singapore? Singapore Love Stories is a vibrant collection of seventeen stories that delves into the diverse love lives of Singapore’s eclectic mix of inhabitants. From the HDB heartlander to the Sentosa millionaire, the privileged expatriate to the migrant worker, the accidental tourist to the reluctant citizen, the characters in this anthology reveal an array of perspectives of love found in the island city-state. Leading Singaporean and Singapore-based writers explore the best and worst of the human condition called love, including grief, duplicity and revenge, self-love, filial love, homesickness and tragic past relationships. Collectively, the stories in this anthology reveal the many ways in which love can be both a salve and a wound in life. Featuring stories by Audrey Chin, Heather Higgins, Elaine Chiew, Damyanti Biswas, Jon Gresham, Verena Tay, Shola Olowu-Asante, Clarissa N. Goenawan, Raelee Chapman, Wan Phing Lim, Kane Wheatley-Holder, Vanessa Deza Hangad, Jing-Jing Lee, Alice Clark-Platts, Melanie Lee, Marion Kleinschmidt and S. Mickey Lin.

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