Colin Cheong Collection
Singapore's Classic novels, Short stories
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 2011
452 pages
978-981-4398-77-0 (ISBN)
Description
Prolific writer Colin Cheong brings together three classic novellas and 23 short stories in this first-ever collection. Written in the 1990s, each story reflects his prowess as a storyteller. He is known for his sensitive and skillful articulation of some universal human themes - the pain of rejected love, the frustration and anticipation of being 'almost adult', the rites of passage to adulthood, and man's need for woman. This collection comprises:1. Seventeen (novella, published 1996)2. Poets, Priests and Prostitutes (novella, published 1990)3. The Man in the Cupboard (novella, published 1999) - won the Merit Award, Singapore Literature Prize 19984. Life Cycle of Homo Sapiens, Male (short stories, published 1992)5. Five new stories, previously only published in The Straits Times
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Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Seventeen (1996)
- Poets, Priests and Prostitutes - A Rock Fairytale (1990)
- The Man in the Cupboard (1999)
- Life Cycle of Homo Sapiens, Male (1992)
- Down to the River
- Wedding of the Year
- The Triumph
- Fifteen and Life to Go
- Jailhouse Rock
- Tempest in a Teacup
- Silent Service
- One Night Only
- Poisson Ivy
- The Serpent
- You'll Be a Man, My Son
- Long Shot Larry
- For Whom the Bells Toll
- Sweet Child of Mine
- Monica
- The Hill
- His Master's Voice
- The River (Reprise)
- Bonus Tracks
- Family Colours (1992)
- A Gift of a Lifetime (2001)
- The Farmer's Bride (2001)
- All Things Being Equal (1999)
- The Widow (2003)
- About the Author
