MCLC: Starry Island

[Denton, Kirk]

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From: kirk (denton.2 at osu.edu)
Subject: Starry Island
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Starry Island: New Writing from Singapore
Edited by Frank Stewart and Fiona Sze-Lorrain
Illustrated, 7" x 10", 240 pages
ISBN 978-0-8248-4797-5, US$20
University of Hawai'i Press/Manoa, 2014

In 2015, Singapore celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its
independence. From its founding as a British colony with no natural
resources, the country has been transformed into one of the most urbanized
and prosperous nations in the world. Just as remarkable is the harmonious
diversity of the people who identify themselves as Singaporeans—a fusion
of ethnicities, languages, religions, and places of origin.

Starry Island presents essays, fiction, and poetry by that express the
complex tensions and intercnnections of Singapore.  These fresh and
accomplished works by two dozen contemporary writers include meditative
essays, satire, magical realist fiction, and lyric poetry.

The art includes photographs of modern Singaporean architecture and
arhival portraits of Chinese and Pernakan families of the early twentieth
century.  Images come from several sources: the British Library, National
Archives of Singapore, National Gallery of Australia, National Library of
Singapore, and contemporary photographers Nina Papiorek, Salvador Manaois
III, Peter Marlow, and Stuart Franklin.

To purchase or for more info:

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-9292-9780824847975.aspx