Most people assume the 2007 movie Lust, Caution directed by Ang Lee is based on a real- life assassination in World War 2 Shanghai as…
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Tag: Contemporary Literature & Fiction
A Many Splendored Thing – Part 2
A Many- Splendoured Thing by Dr. Han Su Yin was published in 1952 to great acclaim. A place that featured prominently in her memoir is…
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By William Dalrymple
William Dalrymple started off as a writer of travel books. He then branched off into Indian history after a trip to India aroused his senses…
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By Kazuo Ishiguro
Kazuo Ishiguro is a Japanese born writer resident in UK. His book The Remains of the Day made his reputation. From that moment, he could…
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By Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway is an American writer who made his name in Europe. He lived life to the fullest. Here are 4 books. Name 2 countries…
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An exquisite art
Katsushika Hokusai {1760- 1849} is the most famous Japanese artist of the Edo period. This elegant slipcase box consists of an accordion-fold silk – bound…
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By Mo Yan
Mo Yan is his nom de plume. He won the 2012 Nobel prize for literature. Here are 3 of his more famous works. Shifu is…
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Unplanned purchase
I bought these 2 novels in 1980 from an Indian bookstore in Wisma ENE, Pudu Road. The front tenant was Magnum. I recall I had…
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By Noel Barber
Noel Barber is a prolific writer of popular histories and fiction. Most of his books are now out of print except for his novels. Novels…
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By Tan Twan Eng
Tash Aw may be more famous. But Tan Twan Eng’s oeuvre of two books has garnered accolades far beyond all Malaysians authors. His first book…
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