Singapore - Fiction from The Penang Bookshelf

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… Read more about this item

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

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… Read more about this item

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

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

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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

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… Read more about this item

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

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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.… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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.… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item