Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
118
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 1995
Publisher
Times Books International
ISBN-10
9812042032
ISBN-13
9789812042033
Description
A collection of supernatural-themed stories from a major Singaporean writerA boy is given a girl’s name so that he can escape the attention of malignant ghouls.A devout Catholic priest is suspected of hanky-panky with a submissive Chinese wife when she gives birth to an albino child.A young girl student dies before her English examinations, but still manages to write an out-of-point essay for the Cambridge Syndicate.From societal superstitions and the imagination come these 15 tales of the paranormal.This title is being reissued under the new Marshall Cavendish Literary Fiction series, which seeks to introduce some of the best works of Singapore literature to a new generation of readers . Some have been evergreen titles over the years, others have been unjustly neglected. Authors in the series Catherine Lim, Claire Tham, Colin Cheong, Michael Chiang, Minfong Ho, Ovidia Yu and Philip Jeyaretnam.
Genres
Science Fiction