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The Philip Jeyaretnam Collection
This collection rounds up three of Philip Jeyaretnam’s best-known works in a single volume. Together, they showcase his mastery of the written word across a range of forms, subject matter and emotional landscapes. The short stories and novels set in Singapore explore themes of identity, materialism, interracial relationships, power and betrayal while exposing the nation’s frailties, cracks and contradictions. Jeyaretnam’s characters–the thinkers, dreamers and doers–make their own way, searching for meaning in the gaps between achievement, aspiration and regret. First Loves displays Jeyaretnam’s intimate understanding of young love and loss, while Raffles Place Ragtime examines the place of love in relation to ambition, deception and material aspiration. In Abraham’s Promise, an old man comes to an understanding and reconciliation of his life and times hard-won in maturity. Charged with emotional power and clarity, Jeyaretnam’s spare, thoughtful prose shows off his gift for characterisation and confirms him as an elegant, eloquent stylist.
Tigers in Paradise
A collection of essays and two novels by critically acclaimed Singaporean writer Philip Jeyaretnam. This anthology includes the two novels 'Raffles Place Ragtime' and 'Abraham's Promise', his collection of short stories ('First Loves' with two new stories), essays and a Foreword by Peter Wicks.
First Loves
"The first 19 stories in the collection trace the countless experiences and escapades of Ah Leong, inextricably intertwined with those of his family and friends. As the stories develop, Ah Leong comes of age -- he gets a job, falls in love, enlists in National Service, and learns, often with youthful ingenuity and zeal, how to sidestep some of life's complications. First Loves includes two prizewinning stories: 'Campfire' won 2nd prize in the 1983 National Short Story Writing Competition, and 'Evening Under Frangipani' won 1st prize in the same competition in 1985. Both stories effectively explore the vulnerability of first love and the emptiness that follows." --cover page [4].
Abraham's Promise
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Raffles Place Ragtime
"Raffles Place Ragtime examines the complex issues of ambition, deception and love amidst the high-speed hustle of Singapore's financial district and high society, and explores the implications of hard-nosed material aspirations at the level of individual experiences and its ensuing emotional and psychological consequences." --Goodreads.
Asian Profile
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