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Epigram Books: Epigram Books, 2015. Paperback. New. A children's story for early readers about two children who are led off on an adventure by their mother's magical sarong. 32 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia
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The Amazing Sarong
by Quek Hong ShIn
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Best New Singaporean Short Stories - Volume One
by Jason Erik Lundberg (ed)
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Singapore: Epigram Books, 2013. First edition. Paperback. New. Short story writing in Singapore has seen a revival since the turn of the century. So much so that several Singaporean writers have been long listed for the Frank O' Connor International Short Story Award. In order to make this new wave of writing better known Epigram intend to publish a biennial anthology of the best of such writing that is around. Here is a selection from several hundred published in 2011 and 2012. 273 pages. Please see scanned photos for a list of the chapters. Weight: 0.5.kg. * Post free within Malaysia.
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Eat Company Sleep Bunk Berth
by Wee Kiat
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Singapore: Landmark Books, 1997. First edition. Paperback. As New. 13-10-15. An unusual and amusing novel of a woman's life in a male dominated Singapore shipping company. As Siew Eng makes her way up the corporate ladder she has to fit in with a family business trying its best to cope with the struggles of modernisation, while not completely abandoning tradition. The novel is based partly on the author's experience in the Singapore shipping industry. 349 pages. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia
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Fear of Writing
by Tan Tarn How
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Singapore: Epigram Books, 2012. First edition. Paperback. New. Tan Tarn How, a major Singaporean political playwright, sets government censorship as his target. The play's title reflects the twin challenges of one of the principal character's struggles with writer's block and also the difficulties of staging a 'sensitive' play against a background of state interference. 104 pages Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia
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Learning to Fly
by Audrey Chin
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Singapore: Landmark Books, 1999. First edition. Paperback. As New. A romance set in Singapore. A middle aged woman reflects on a life that moved from insecure beginnings to finding her strength and identity through an affair with and eventual marriage to a university professor. 200 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia
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Lions and Tigers: A Novel About Singapore
by Ralph P Modder
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Singapore: Roseapple, 1993. First edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8-12-16. A historical novel set in Singapore during the decade before the Japanese invasion. The author, an established Singapore journalist, sets his plot against a backdrop backdrop of the the 1929 financial crisis, the Sino-Japanese War and finally the inexorable advance of the Japanese down the Malayan peninsula. 399 pages. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia The text block is a bit dirty. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is mild tanning throughout.
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Memorial Day: The Unmaking of a Sonnet
by Kevin JM Keane
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Singapore: Epigram Books (Singapore), 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/new. In this second book of Keane's published poems, he experiments with the sonnet. 37 pages including a list of other books by the author, a note from the author and a note about the author and a note on the type. Weight 0.4 kg. Post free within Malaysia. There is some slight spotting on the text block and very mild tanning throughout
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Middle & First: Stories
by Simon Tay
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Singapore: Landmark Books, 2016. First edition. Paperback. New. A collection of short stories by the Singapore Literature Prize winner reflecting on the lives of Singaporeans who grew up after the country's independence. 263 pages. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia
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The Other Merlion and Friends
by Gwee Li Sui
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Singapore: Landmark Books, 2015. Reprint. Paperback. New/N/A. The third collection of poems from a leading figure in Singaporean literary circles. His poetry is generally humorous, delights in word play and very often rhymes. 85 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia
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Seasonal Disorders/Impractical Lessons
by Paul Tan
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Singapore: Landmark Books, 2014. First edition. Paperback. New. 17-11-15. Tan's fourth collection of poetry revels in and is often bemused by the contrasts between the two cities, Singapore and Tokyo, which is inspired it. The familiar multicultural Singapore and the mono-cultural Tokyo are captured in a set of pithy, thoughtful and witty poems. 98 pages. Weight: 0.3kg. Post free within Malaysia
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Secret Manta
by Yeow Kai Chai
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Singapore: Landmark Books, 2001. Paperback. New. Yeow Kai Chai's first collection of poems. The style is often 'catchy, abbreviated, urbanspeak' reflecting the tensions of a city life that seeks to settle down into something more genuine. He was the first director of the successful Singapore Writers Festival. 51 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia *This copy has been signed by the author*
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A Song of the Wind
by Isa Kamari
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Malaysia: Silverfish Books, 2013. Paperback. New. This novel tells the story of a young Malay man growing up in the Singapore of the 1960s through to the 1990s. An allegory of the history of the city state of Singapore which was also learning to stand on its feet during this period. A Translation from the orignal Malay. 252 pages. Weight 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia.
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Soul's Festival: Collected Poem's, 1980-1997
by Annie Lee Tzu Pheng
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Singapore: Landmark Books, 2014. Revised. Paperback. New/N/A. The award winning poet's own selection of poems from her previous collections. As one of Singapore's independence generation poets, she often questions identity which has caused her controversy in the past. Her deservedly much anthologised poem, 'My Country and My People,' which was banned for a time in Singapore, is included in this collection. 235 pages. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia
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Standing in the Corner: Poems from a Real Childhood
by Annie Lee Tzu Pheng
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Singapore: Landmark Books, 2014. First edition. Paperback. New/N/A. The award winning poet's latest collection of poems. Despite her lyrical and meditative style, Lee can also surprise. In this reflective collection about growing up in Singapore in the 1950s, she recalls a childhood not quite as innocent and trouble free as the conventional stereotype. 59 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia
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The Wayang at Eight Milestone
by Gregory Nalpon
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Singapore: Epigram Books, 2013. Paperback. New. Nalpon, born in Singapore in 1938, had a variety of careers, disc jockey, trade unionist, journalist and 'gentleman of leisure. They helped him broaded his world view as he travelled to Malaysia, Thailand and Australia. Fortunately he took time to capture his views on and experiences of life in the 1960s and 1970s in short story, essay and brief sketches. Angus Whitbread has gathered together a representative sample of his work so that his energy will not soon be forgotten. 183 pages. Weight: 0.3 kg. * Post free within Malaysia.
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Who Wants to Buy an Expanded Edition of a Book of Poems?
by Gwee Li Sui
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Singapore: Landmark Books, 2015. Reprint. Paperback. New/N/A. A reprint of a first collection of poems from a leading figure in Singaporean literary scene. As the title suggests this is humorous verse, with Singlish rhymes and other stratagems for poking fun at Singapore's history and culture. 74 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia
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The Widower
by Mohamed Latif Mohamed
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Singapore: Epigram Books, 2015. Paperback. New. This book earned the author The Cultural Medallion, a sgnificant cultural prize in Singapore, in 2013. The story follows the stream of consciousness of an ex-political prisoner mourning the loss of his wife. While rooted in Malay cultural life, the novel is also political, taking digs at politics on both sides of the Johor-Singapore Causeway. Translated by Alfian Sa'at from the original Malay. 127 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia
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The Wiles of Lim Quong: A Novel, with Some Sketches of Singapore
by S.C. George
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London, UK: Jarrolds Publishers. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. George, a long term resident in Malaya and occasional novelist, sets out in this novel to expose the seamier sides of Singapore life in the inter war years. Approximately the last forty pages of the book, entitled 'Sketches of Singapore,' are a series of short essays on subjects such the city's history, Chinese secret societies, Servants, Newspapers etc. 184 pages Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket is very tattered and just holding on. The cover still looks reasonably fresh, but is a bit bumped. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is very mild tanning throughout.
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