Singapore Noir (eBook)
242 Seiten
Akashic Books (Verlag)
978-1-61775-281-0 (ISBN)
The dark side of The Lion City is explored in a thrilling anthology that gives “plenty of new and unfamiliar voices a chance to shine” (San Francisco Book Review). The island city-state of Singapore harbors unique customs and traditions largely unknown to the West. A booming economy and embrace of conformity overshadow its gambling dens, red-light districts, and a collective passion for ghostly and gory tales. Now, in Singapore Noir, some of its best contemporary authors delve into its seedy side, including three winners of the Singapore Literature Prize: Simon Tay (writing as Donald Tee Quee Ho), Colin Cheong, and Suchen Christine Lim, whose contribution was named a finalist for the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best P.I. Short Story. Eleven more tales showcase the talents of Colin Goh, Philip Jeyaretnam, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Monica Bhide, S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Osborne, Ovidia Yu, Damon Chua, Johann S. Lee, Dave Chua, and Nury Vittachi. “Singapore, with its great wealth and great poverty existing amid ethnic, linguistic, and cultural tensions, offers fertile ground for bleak fiction . . . Tan has assembled a strong lineup of Singapore natives and knowledgeable visitors for this volume exploring the dark side of a fascinating country.” —Publishers Weekly
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan is the New Yorkbased author of A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family. A native of Singapore, she is working on her second book, a novel. A former staff writer at the Wall Street Journal, her work has also appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post, among other publications. She has been an artist in residence at Yaddo and the Djerassi Resident Artists Program.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Sirens
“Last Time” by Colin Goh (Raffles Place)
“Detective in a City with No Crime” by Simon Tay, writing as Donald Tee Quee Ho (Tanglin)
“Strangler Fig” by Philip Jeyaretnam (Bukit Panjang)
“Smile, Singapore” by Colin Cheong (Ang Mo Kio)
Part II: Love (or something like it)
“Reel” by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan (Changi)
“Mother” by Monica Bhide (Kallang)
“Kena Sai” by S.J. Rozan (Bukit Timah)
“Tattoo” by Lawrence Osborne (Geylang)
Part III: Gods & Demons
“Mei Kwei, I Love You” by Suchen Christine Lim (Potong Pasir)
“Spells” by Ovidia Yu (Tiong Bahru)
“Saiful and the Pink Edward VII” by Damon Chua (Woodlands)
Part IV: The Haves & The Have-Nots
“Current Escape” by Johann S. Lee (Sentosa Cove)
“Bedok Reservoir” by Dave Chua (Bedok)
“Murder on Orchard Road” by Nury Vittachi (Orchard Road)
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.5.2014 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller |
Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
Schlagworte | Noir:Short Stories:Crime Fiction:Anthology:Akashic Noir Series:Mystery:Collection:Singapore Noir:Singapore:Raffles Place, Singapore:Tanglin, Singapore:Bukit Panjang, Singapore:Ang Mo Kio, Singapore:Changi, Singapore:Kallang, Singapore:Bukit Timah, Singapore:Geylang, Singapore:Potong, Singapore:Tiong Bahru, Singapore:Woodlands, Singapore:Sentosa Cove, Singapore:Bedok, Singapore:Orchard Road, Singapore:Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan:Colin Goh:Simon Tay:Donald Tee Quee Ho:Philip Jeyaretnam:Colin Cheong:Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan: |
ISBN-10 | 1-61775-281-9 / 1617752819 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-61775-281-0 / 9781617752810 |
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