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- World Literature, World Literature from Southeast Asia
Lying Eyes
- by A.K. Kulshreshth In World War II Singapore (1942-1945), many people went through unimaginable suffering. Siew Chin was forced to become a “comfort woman” in a Japanese military brothel. Her husband Tiong was taken away to be massacred. Ah Ding collaborated with the Japanese occupiers. And yet, as is always the case with the moral complexities of war, Ah Ding…
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- World Literature, World Literature from Taiwan
Masked Dolls
- GBP 12.99
- Author: Shih Chiung-Yu "Masked Dolls is one of those rare books which after reading reveals itself to be greater than the sum of its parts. Brutal, intense, fascinating." - The Writes of Woman "Set in turn-of-the-century Seoul and Taipei, Shih Chiung-yu’s novel depicts what it means to be a woman reconciling the scars of a tortured past with living in…
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- World Literature
Peaceful Circumstances
- GBP 11.99
- by Roger Pulvers Eric is a black American soldier stationed in Japan at the height of the Vietnam War. Karen is a white American student who falls in love with him. Eric is about to be sent to the front line in Vietnam. But he refuses to kill … and the two go into hiding in Tokyo, pursued by both…
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- Poetry, World Literature, World Literature from Southeast Asia
Picking off new shoots will not stop the spring
- Witness poems and Essays from Burma/Myanmar (1988-2021) edited by Ko Ko Thett and Brian Haman Fallen innocents on blood-stained streets. The defiant banging of pots and pans echoing in the darkness. The birth of a springtime revolution amidst the interrupted lives of a country and its people. On the morning of 1 February 2021, a coup d’état was initiated by…
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- Academic, Humanities and Social Sciences, World Literature from Southeast Asia
Singapore Comparative Literature Compendium
- edited by Sim Wai Chew and Yow Cheun Hoe Singapore Comparative Literature Compendium presents an array of essential readings from the local canon. A compelling argument for the comparative study of Singapore’s multilingual literature, the compendium aims to encourage inter-ethnic, inter-lingual, and inter-cultural transfer through the study of cultural expression across language and cultural divides within Singapore’s literary scene. Apart…
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- Graphic Novels, Picture Books
The Voices from My Heart
- Story by Li Xiaohong, Illustrations by Lam Ho Hei, Translated by Daniel Lam I’ve never talked to anyone, even my dad, my mum and my brother have never heard my voice… I am a little different. Mountains are windy. Birds are chirping. People are speaking. Everything makes a sound, except for me. My mouth is wide open but no sound…
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- World Literature, World Literature from Southeast Asia, World Literature from Taiwan
Unrest
- by Yeng Pway Ngon When the fervour of revolution is gone, what remains? Four leftist teenagers in 1950s Malaya dedicate themselves to overthrowing colonialism and bringing about a better world. With time, their paths diverge — into capitalism, into adultery, into the dark heart of the Cultural Revolution. Disillusioned and middle-aged, they look back at their lives from the…
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- Picture Books, Young-Adult
I Am Hua Mulan
- Original text by Qin Wenjun, Illustrations by Yu Rong, Translated by Helen Wang In my dream I am dressed as a warrior. I have long eyelashes. My hair ribbons flutter in the breeze. When I draw my dream, I see her… I see Hua Mulan. I see Hua Mulan, where the lands are gold and the skies are blue. This…
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- Hearing Others' Voices
Listen World!
- GBP 11.99
- by Evelyn Glennie “This book is an invitation to tap into the wonders of listening, what that means to you and everything you engage in. What happens when you engage with the chatter in your head? When you travel to school and college. Is listening only about sound or can our whole body be a resonating chamber? Is listening about…
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- World Literature, World Literature from Southeast Asia, World Literature from Taiwan
Lonely Face
- by Yeng Pway Ngon Singapore, late 1980s. As women gain power and independence, what's an insecure guy to do? Lonely Face is the story of a man on the cusp of middle age, left behind by changing times. Fleeing his crumbling marriage on an overnight bus to Genting Highlands, he tries his luck at slot machines rather than the vagaries…
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- World Literature
The Honey and the Fires
- GBP 11.99
- by Roger Pulvers Published originally in Australia by ABC Books and HarperCollins, and in Japanese translation by the major publishing house Shueisha, THE HONEY AND THE FIRES is a retelling of some of the most powerful stories from the Bible for our day and age. This new paperback edition contains a story that did not appear in the original publication: “The Story…
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- World Literature, World Literature from Southeast Asia
Vacant Steppes
- by Steven Sy As a second invasion by the Empire threatens the nomads of the Great Steppe, a new generation of leaders must mend the broken alliances of their fathers or face certain destruction. Vacant Steppes is a Mongolia-inspired epic fantasy novel about inheritance, family, and leadership in times of division and war. “A gripping tale of war, legacy and…
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