literature

A daughter rapes and kills her father. This was how I first came to know…

In Bernice Chauly’s small but substantial collection of poetry and prose, The Book of Sins,…

For any history of Malaysian literature, it is remiss not to consider the pioneering work…

“I have a bit of a split personality,” says Shahnon Ahmad (January 13th, 1933; full…

This double review first appeared in Sunday Star, Aug 1998. Damned To Fame: The Life…

Melalui seni, U-Wei Haji Saari sentiasa meneroka alam pemikiran baru. Isu-isu dan sifat manusia yang…

Recently, I attended the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) as an invited writer. Objectivity is very…

We thought that the Christmas season would be a good moment to review some children’s…

Di sebalik tembok pejal dan kaku yang menyimpan jutaan memori kelam dan duka warganya, kemunculan…

Sebelum diterbitkan di Beijing, penerbit Mo Yan, penulis novel Red Sorghum yang difilemkan dengan arahan…

It was meant to be a holiday. When local theatre/film producer Lorna Tee, Options journalist…

Professionally: an editor, and formerly a literary one. Creatively: a writer of socially-provocative plays and…