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Published on Jan 26, 2014
SINGAPORE SHELF
Book it, Singapore
This new monthly column rounds up new releases from Singapore authors and publishers
NON-FICTION
SON OF SINGAPORE
By Tan Kok Seng
Epigram Books/Paperback/176 pages/$17.90 before GST/Major bookstores
MAN OF MALAYSIA
By Tan Kok Seng
Epigram Books/Paperback/190 pages/$17.90 before GST/Major bookstores
These books are re-releases of Tan Kok Seng's popular multi-part memoir originally written in Chinese and published in English translation during the 1980s.
Son Of Singapore details the writer's childhood as a Teochew farm boy during World War II and the Japanese Occupation, and his first job as a market coolie.
Man Of Malaysia continues his story as he lands a plum post as chauffeur to a British diplomat and overcomes parental opposition to woo the girl of his dreams.
DISSIDENT VOICES
By Clement Mesenas
Marshall Cavendish Editions/ Paperback/ 204 pages/ $23 before GST/ Major bookstores
The author, a veteran journalist, puts together the stories of 10 fiery personalities in Singapore's political scene through the decades, including the country's first chief minister David Marshall, student leader-turned-political exile Tan Wah Piow, dissident lawyer Francis Seow and first mayor Ong Eng Guannovelist and political commentator Catherine Lim.
SENSING SINGAPORE
By Devadas Krishnadas
Ethos Books/Paperback/ 256 pages/ $26.75/ Major bookstores
This is a collection of recent writings from establish noted political commentator Devadas Krishnadas, on issues from the Singapore birth rate to the new world economy dominated by China, India and Brazil.
GRAPHIC NOVEL/ PICTUREBOOK
THE ROCK AND THE BIRD
By Chew Chia Shao Wei, illustrated by Anngee Neo
Epigram Books/ Hardcover/50 pages/ $16.90 without GST/Major bookstores This fable about the friendship between a timeless rock and a mortal bird won the 2009 Commonwealth Essay Writing Competition.
DATE KING 2: MATING SEASON
By Adrian Teo And Ken Foo
Epigram Books/ Paperback/96 pages/ $9.90 before GST/ In bookstores on Feb 7 The authors depict the comic misadventures involved in finding the right partner in Singapore. A sequel to last year’s Date King 1: Singapore Dating.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Zac Lee And The Legend Of Yamashita’s Gold
By Erwin Chan Marshall
Cavendish/ Paperback/224 pages/ $13.97 without GST/ In bookstores mid-next month Can Zac Lee solve the clues left by his missing father and find the long-lost World War II treasure of Japan’s General Yamashita? Erwin Chan’s debut novel is for readers aged nine to 14.
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