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A collection of short stories in two groups. āFirstā relates closely to the Singapore of the 1990s when an old way of life loses its grip in a fast-changing society. āMy Grandfather Timā ā a sequel to āMy Cousin Timā the authorās earlier story which has captured public imagination, unravels the accepted truths of a familyās history. In āGrandmother: A Horror Storyā, a man exorcises the domineering spirit of his grandmother. Two women in opposite continents confront who they are expected to be in āA Sistersā Correspondenceā.
Simon Tay won the Singapore Literature Prize in 2010.
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Simon Tay Seong CheeĀ is aĀ SingaporeanĀ legal academic and formerĀ Nominated Member of Parliament.Ā Apart from his academic and political interests Tay is a poet and author. His 2009 non-fiction bookĀ Asia Alone: The Dangerous Post-Crisis DivideĀ from America was reviewed byĀ The EconomistĀ andĀ The Financial Times.Ā His novelĀ City of Small BlessingsĀ won the 2010Ā Singapore Literature Prize.Ā His collection of short stories,Ā Stand Alone, was awarded the Highly Commended prize from the National Book Development Council of Singapore Awards.
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- About the Author
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A collection of short stories in two groups. āFirstā relates closely to the Singapore of the 1990s when an old way of life loses its grip in a fast-changing society. āMy Grandfather Timā ā a sequel to āMy Cousin Timā the authorās earlier story which has captured public imagination, unravels the accepted truths of a familyās history. In āGrandmother: A Horror Storyā, a man exorcises the domineering spirit of his grandmother. Two women in opposite continents confront who they are expected to be in āA Sistersā Correspondenceā.
Simon Tay won the Singapore Literature Prize in 2010.
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Simon Tay Seong CheeĀ is aĀ SingaporeanĀ legal academic and formerĀ Nominated Member of Parliament.Ā Apart from his academic and political interests Tay is a poet and author. His 2009 non-fiction bookĀ Asia Alone: The Dangerous Post-Crisis DivideĀ from America was reviewed byĀ The EconomistĀ andĀ The Financial Times.Ā His novelĀ City of Small BlessingsĀ won the 2010Ā Singapore Literature Prize.Ā His collection of short stories,Ā Stand Alone, was awarded the Highly Commended prize from the National Book Development Council of Singapore Awards.
