Collection of Malay community stories in Singapore provides unique cultural insights
Poetic and incisive prose captures the complexities of ethnic minority life
Includes original illustrations by Shahril Nizam for visual enrichment
Longlisted for the 2013 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award for literary recognition
Reflects on race, identity, and marginalization in Singaporean society for thought-provoking reading
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Longlisted for the 2013 Frank O'connor International Short Story Award Malay Sketches is a collection of stories that borrows its name from a book of anecdotes by colonial governor Frank Swettenham, describing Malay life on the Peninsula. In Alfian Sa’at’s hands, these sketches are reimagined as flash fictions that record the lives of mem
