Category: Epigram Books
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Click HERE to read Frances An’s Review of Eternal Summer of Homeland. Writingβlike learning a new language, like moving across continentsβis an adventure fraught with vulnerability. I began to write my first fiction collection, Eternal Summer of My Homeland, shortly…
![[EXCLUSIVE] βOn Writing, Language, and the Longing for Homeβ BY Agnes Chew](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/agnes-chew-1.jpg?w=1024)
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Click HERE to read an essay by Agnes Chew and an excerpt from Eternal Summer of Homeland. πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Agnes Chew, Eternal Summer of My Homeland, Epigram Books, 2023. 184 pgs.…
![[REVIEW] βStragglers in Singapore: Agnes Chewβs πΈπ‘πππππ ππ’ππππ ππ ππ¦ π»πππππππβ by Frances An](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/eternal-summer-of-my-homeland.png?w=1024)
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{Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Wesley Leon Aroozoo. The Punkhawala and the Prostitute, Epigram, 2021. 352 pgs. A finalist of Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2021, Wesley Leon Aroozooβs The Punkhawala and the Prostitute tells the tale of…
![[REVIEW] “Quintessential Singlit? Wesley Leon Aroozoo’s πβπ ππ’ππβππ€πππ πππ π‘βπ ππππ π‘ππ‘π’π‘πβ by Michael Tsang](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/wesley-leon-aroozoos-the-punkhawala-and-the-prostitute.png?w=1024)
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{Written by Quenntis Ashby, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Jason Erik Lundberg, A Fickle and Restless Weapon, Epigram Books, 2020. 456 pgs. Jason Erik Lundbergβs debut novel is a fascinating and…
![[REVIEW] “Identity is a Constant Negotiation and Struggle for a Self-Worth Fighting For: A Review of Jason Erik Lundbergβs A Fickle and Restless Weapon” by Quenntis Ashby](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/a-fickle-and-restless-weapon.png?w=1024)
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{Written by Maheen Haider, this review is part of the “Writing Malaysia” issue of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Bernice Chauly, Once We Were There, Epigram, 2017. 368 pgs. Bernice Chaulyβs Once We Were There is a…
![[REVIEW] “A Story of Many Faces: Bernice Chaulyβs ππππ ππ ππππ πβπππ” by Maheen Haider](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bernice-chauly_once-we-were-there.png?w=1024)
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{Written by Amanda Chan, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Cyril Wong, This Side of Heaven, Epigram Books, 2020. 176 pgs. Fire is mesmerising in the way that flames flicker…
![[REVIEW] “Tales from Life and the Afterlife: Cyril Wong’s πβππ ππππ ππ π»πππ£ππ” by Amanda Chan](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cyril-wong_this-side-of-heaven-1.jpg?w=798)
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{Written by Wong Wen Pu, this review is part of Issue 43 (April 2019) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} β Kirsten Han, The Silhouette of Oppression, Epigram Books, 2019. 48 pgs. β Alfian Sa’at, A Manifesto for Arts…
![[REVIEW] “Rational Conversations: Some Essays on Political and Civic Sustainability in Singapore” by Wong Wen Pu](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/rational-conversations-2.png?w=1024)
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{Written by Mandy Chi Man Lo, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} βΒ Jeremy Tiang, State of Emergency, Epigram Books, 2016. 280 pgs. βΒ Loh Kah Seng, Thum Ping Tjin…
![[Review] “Multiple Narratives of Truth: Living with Myths in Singapore and State of Emergency” by Mandy Chi Man Lo](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/living-with-myths-in-singapore-and-state-of-emergency_header.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Ng Yi-Sheng, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} βΒ Kevin Martens Wong, Altered Straits, Epigram Books, 2017. 384 pgs. βΒ JY Yang, The Black Tides of Heaven, Tor.com,…
![[REVIEW] “The Rise of Queer Singaporean Sci-Fi: Kevin Martens Wong’s π΄ππ‘ππππ ππ‘ππππ‘π and JY Yang’s ππππ ππππ‘π Series” by Ng Yi-Sheng](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ng-yi-sheng_cha-review.png?w=1024)
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