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    The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Two: Best New Singaporean Short Stories, #2
    The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Two: Best New Singaporean Short Stories, #2
    The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Two: Best New Singaporean Short Stories, #2
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    The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Two: Best New Singaporean Short Stories, #2

    By Jason Erik Lundberg

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    The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Two gathers twenty-four of the finest stories from Singaporean writers published in 2013 and 2014, selected from hundreds published in journals, magazines, anthologies and single-author collections. These pieces examine life in Singapore, as well as beyond its borders to Toronto, California, Shanghai, Andhra Pradesh, Pyongchon and Paris, as well as to the distant past and the far future. Accompanying the stories are the editor's introduction and an extensive list of honourable mentions for further reading.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEpigram Books
    Release dateDec 28, 2016
    ISBN9789814655118
    The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Two: Best New Singaporean Short Stories, #2

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