Singapore Noir
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Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan. (2014). Singapore Noir. Akashic Books.

Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan. 2014. Singapore Noir. Akashic Books.

Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Singapore Noir. Akashic Books, 2014.

Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan. Singapore Noir. Akashic Books, 2014.

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   • bioText: Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan is the New York–based author of A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family. A native of Singapore, she is working on her second book, a novel. A former staff writer at the Wall Street Journal, her work has also appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post, among other publications. She has been an artist in residence at Yaddo and the Djerassi Resident Artists Program.
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The dark side of The Lion City is explored in a thrilling anthology that gives “plenty of new and unfamiliar voices a chance to shine” (San Francisco Book Review).
 
The island city-state of Singapore harbors unique customs and traditions largely unknown to the West. A booming economy and embrace of conformity overshadow its gambling dens, red-light districts, and a collective passion for ghostly and gory tales.
 
Now, in Singapore Noir, some of its best contemporary authors delve into its seedy side, including three winners of the Singapore Literature Prize: Simon Tay (writing as Donald Tee Quee Ho), Colin Cheong, and Suchen Christine Lim, whose contribution was named a finalist for the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best P.I. Short Story. Eleven more tales showcase the talents of Colin Goh, Philip Jeyaretnam, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Monica Bhide, S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Osborne, Ovidia Yu, Damon Chua, Johann S. Lee, Dave Chua, and Nury Vittachi.
 
“Singapore, with its great wealth and great poverty existing amid ethnic, linguistic, and cultural tensions, offers fertile ground for bleak fiction . . . Tan has assembled a strong lineup of Singapore natives and knowledgeable visitors for this volume exploring the dark side of a fascinating country.” —Publishers Weekly

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     "John Le Carré once wrote that the secret service is the truest expression of a nation. One could say the same for crime stories, and Singapore Noir offers at least a glance at the city's character."

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   • content: "Singapore Noir, like Belfast Noir, once again proves that Akashic Books' noir series is better than any travel guide."
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   • source: Vicky's Writings
   • content: "Do read the book, Singaporeans!"
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   • source: A Bibliophile's Reverie
   • content: "Singapore Noir is for the Noir fiction lover."
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   • content: "If you like noir and would like to catch up on the seedy underbelly of one of the Four Asian Tigers (Dragons), give this anthology a read."
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     April 7, 2014
     Singapore, with its great wealth and great poverty existing amid ethnic, linguistic, and cultural tensions, offers fertile ground for bleak fiction, as shown by the 14 tales in this solid Akashic noir anthology. One standout is S.J. Rozan’s “Kena Sai,” in which an ex-pat bends over backward to accommodate his ambitious wife, until she goes too far. Other notable selections include Philip Jeyaretnam’s “Strangler Fig,” in which a government minister discovers that some people are like the eponymous plant, which can gradually suffocate you; Colin Cheong’s “Smile, Singapore,” about an elderly taxi driver whose life is unexpectedly transformed when he finds a gun left in his cab; and Damon Chua’s “Saiful and the Pink Edward VII,” in which the title character will do anything to reclaim a rare stamp—a family heirloom—from cruel Madame Zhang. Tan has assembled a strong lineup of Singapore natives and knowledgeable visitors for this volume exploring the dark side of a fascinating country.

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The island city-state of Singapore harbors unique customs and traditions largely unknown to the West. A booming economy and embrace of conformity overshadow its gambling dens, red-light districts, and a collective passion for ghostly and gory tales.
 
Now, in Singapore Noir, some of its best contemporary authors delve into its seedy side, including three winners of the Singapore Literature Prize: Simon Tay (writing as Donald Tee Quee Ho), Colin Cheong, and Suchen Christine Lim, whose contribution was named a finalist for the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best P.I. Short Story. Eleven more tales showcase the talents of Colin Goh, Philip Jeyaretnam, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Monica Bhide, S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Osborne, Ovidia Yu, Damon Chua,...

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