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A new international phenomenon! Tales of panic buying, fear and irrational behaviour in a time of...Read More
Publish : 01/10/2020
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
3.1 rating
Great protagonist, great setting - this is a delightful book' Morning Star The second novel in O...Read More
Author : Ovidia Yu
Publish : January 29, 2019
Publisher : Constable
4.0 rating
Rosie “Aunty” Lee—feisty widow, amateur sleuth and proprietor of Singapore’s best-loved home...Read More
Author : Ovidia Yu
Publish : April 5, 2016
4.0 rating
A delightfully warm and witty mystery from one of Singapore's best-known and most acclaimed writers,...Read More
Author : Ovidia Yu
Publish : August 29, 2017
Publisher : One More Chapter
4.0 rating
A collection of tales from Catherine Lim which readers are advised not to take too seriously but as ...Read More
Author : Catherine Lim
Publish : 15 January 2020
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
3.0 rating
Miss Maria Seetoh, a teacher of English and Literature in St Peter’s Secondary School in Singapore...Read More
Author : Catherine Lim
Publish : 24/11/2010
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
4.5 rating
The author explores all aspects of Singaporean life, taking in the sights, dissecting the culture an...Read More
Publish : 30/11/2008
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
5.0 rating
Years before his political career took off, Othman Wok pioneered the writing of ghost stories and ho...Read More
Author : Othman Wok
Publish : 01/12/2021
Publisher : Epigram Books
4.5 rating

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Featured Book Of The Month

Othman Wok left an indelible mark on Singaporean politics and society, and was “steadfast and unwavering in believing in a multiracial, multi-religious, meritocratic Singapore” (in the words of PM Lee Hsien Loong). In addition, he pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Malay while working as a young reporter in the 1950s. These stories made him a household name in the Malay-speaking world, years before his political career took off. In fact, these tales were arguably the first examples of horror fiction in either Singapore or Malaysia, in any language.

A Mosque in the Jungle assembles two dozen of the best stories from his three fiction collections in English: Malayan Horror (1991), The Disused Well (1995) and Unseen Occupants (2006). Curated by award-winning poet and fictionist Ng Yi-Sheng, this book provides an entry point into Othman’s fiction, and a window into the work of a “literary genius” (Farouk A. Peru, Malay Mail Online).
 

Author Of The Month

Catherine Lim

Catherine Lim Poh Imm (b. 21 March 1942, Penang, Malaysia–) is the doyenne of Singapore stories. Lim is an accomplished and critically acclaimed author who has published a dozen collections of short stories, five novels, two volumes of poems and even a play. She began as a teacher, then was a project director with the Ministry of Education, became a specialist lecturer with the Regional Language Centre (RELC), and finally became a full-time writer in 1992. She has won national and regional book prizes for her literary contributions. Her works are studied in local and foreign schools and universities, and have been published in various languages in several countries.

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