Hook & Eye: Stories from the margins

“Each story invites readers to enter into the world of marginal yet strangely familiar figures, to explore the possibilities of empathy, and thus to see familiar landscapes in a new light.” —Philip Holden, editor Presenting “Everest” by Balli Kaur Jaswal “Margarine and the Syrian Refugee Project” by Koh Choon Hwee “Cave Man” by Clara Chow “Sophia’s Party” by Jeremy Tiang “The Moral Support of Presence” by Karen Kwek “Painting the Eye” by Philip Jeyaretnam “Rich Man Country” by Leonora Liow “Identity” by Latha (K.Kanagalatha) “The Boy with the Missing Thumb” by Felix Cheong “What They’re Doing Here” by Yu-Mei Balasingamchow “The Borrowed Boy” by Alfian Sa’at These stories are set in disparate locations in Singapore, ranging from landed properties to migrant worker dormitories, and speak of struggles and persistence. And love.

Publisher: Ethos Books
Author Biography: Philip Holden has taught and researched Singapore and regional literatures for many years, and is currently with the National University of Singapore. He has published over many scholarly articles on Singapore and Southeast Asian literatures and cultures, is the co-author of The Routledge Concise History of Southeast Asian Writing in English, and one of the editors of Writing Singapore, the most comprehensive historical anthology of Singapore literature in English. He is also writes short fiction, and his short story collection Heaven Has Eyes was published by Epigram Books in 2016.
Language: English
Country of Origin: Singapore
Page count: 216
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: May 2018