{"product_id":"the-second-link-an-anthology-of-malaysian-singaporean-writing","title":"The Second Link: An Anthology of Malaysian \u0026 Singaporean Writing","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2023 marks the 60th year since the formation of the Federation of Malaysia, comprising the Federation of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak – and Singapore. For Malaysians, 1963 is of profound national significance. For Singaporeans, the more memorable year might be 1965, the year of separation and subsequent independence. Yet for two fateful years, the destinies of the two countries were conjoined. The kinship, affinity – and tensions – are still keenly felt today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together writers from both countries to reflect creatively and critically upon this sense of entwinement – to celebrate, to reflect, and to rue, in the tradition of volumes such as \u003cem\u003eThe Second Tongue\u003c\/em\u003e (ed. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_edwin-thumboo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEdwin Thumboo\u003c\/a\u003e, 1976).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatured writers include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_anitha-devi-pillai\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnitha Devi Pillai\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnna Onni\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArjun Sai Krishnan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBenedict Lim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrandon Liew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClara Chow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClarissa Oon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaryl Li\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_elaine-chiew\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eElaine Chiew\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeng Jia Min\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHo Kin Yunn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIla\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJocelyn Marcia Ng\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_jonathan-chan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJonathan Chan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_joshua-ip-ed\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJoshua Ip\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_kevin-martens-wong\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKevin Martens Wong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalachi Edwin Vethamani\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMohamed Shaker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_ng-yi-sheng\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNg Yi-Sheng\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoor Iskandar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul Augustin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRachel Fung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharmini Aphrodite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheena Gurbakhash\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSofia Mariah Ma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSreedhevi Iyer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSumitra Selvaraj\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTse Hao Guang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYu Kai Tan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZhang Ruihe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaryl Lim Wei Jie\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, translator and literary critic from Singapore. His poetry collection, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/anything-but-human\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnything but Human\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, was shortlisted for the 2022 Singapore Literature Prize. He won the Golden Point Award for English Poetry in 2015. Daryl co-edited \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/food-republic-a-singapore-literary-banquet\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFood Republic: A Singapore Literary Banquet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, an anthology of literary food writing from Singapore, which received a Special Award at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHamid Roslan\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/parsetreeforestfire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eparsetreeforestfire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, a finalist for the Singapore Literature Prize 2020. His prose and poetry have been published in \u003cem\u003eViolent Phenomena: 21 Essays on Translation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Singapore Poetries\u003c\/em\u003e, and numerous literary journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelizarani T. Selva\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Malaysian writer and spoken word poet. Her first book, \u003cem\u003eTaboo\u003c\/em\u003e, is a poetic interrogation of the Malaysian Indian identity. She co-published an anthology of 100 poems by 61 poets from Malaysia titled \u003cem\u003eWhen I Say Spoken, You Say Word!\u003c\/em\u003e Her play \u003cem\u003eKudumbam\u003c\/em\u003e was staged as part of the 24-Hour Playwriting Competition 2021 winners’ showcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Tham\u003c\/strong\u003e is a researcher and academic editor with a background in English from Universiti Malaya. He has been published in \u003cem\u003eNANG\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePR\u0026amp;TA\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Best of World SF: Volume 2\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eSoutheast Asian Review of English\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47279716958505,"sku":"9789815066692","price":28.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/9789815066692.jpg?v=1701183022","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-second-link-an-anthology-of-malaysian-singaporean-writing","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}