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The Merlion and the Hibiscus: Short Stories from Singapore and Malaysia (2002) has finally made available a wide selection of short stories to an international readership. · Tamara Wagner, Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, Vol. 5, No. 1, Oct 2005.
Penguin India's The Merlion and the Hibiscus opens a window on 19 contemporary short story writers from Malaysia and Singapore.... This is a book I would recommend enthusiastically.... It will whet your appetite for more of the same. · The Statesman (India), 21 April 2002.
This collection of short stories, with descriptive styles and idiom comparable to the best modern stories written elsewhere in the world strongly establishes the maturity and readilibility of the writers of this region.... The stories vividly bring out the richness and complexity of life in a region that is plural in every respect. · The Hindu (India), 2 June 2002.
The Merlion and the Hibiscus is a charming collection of contemporary short stories from Singapore and Malaysia..... Of the nineteen stories collected in the volume at least four are of a quality rarely found in similar anthologies of Indian writing. · Deccan Herald (India), 9 June 2002.
This anthology, The Merlion and the Hibiscus, as the name suggests, brings together a collection of short stories from nineteen established Singapore and Malaysian writers. Unlike the curate's egg, all the stories in the collection are both well-written and well crafted and make without exception an entertaining read. · New Straits Times (Malaysia), 10 July 2002. |
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