Originally published in 1959 and out of print for two decades, this collection of very short stories chronicles Ellen's relationshipβ complete with two-way conversationsβwith her floppy stuffed lion. Ellen's temperament is a bit like Christopher Robin's (though her appearance is a clone of Harold, f
Lion city: stories
β Scribed by Ng Yi-Sheng
- Publisher
- Epigram Books
- Year
- 2019;2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 388 KB
- Edition
- First edition
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9811700753
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A man learns that all the animals at the Zoo are robots. A secret terminal in Changi Airport caters to the gods. A prince falls in love with a crocodile. A concubine is lost in time. The island of Singapore disappears.These are the exquisitely strange tales of Lion City, the first collection of short fiction by award-winning poet and playwright Ng Yi-Sheng. Infused with myth, magical realism and contemporary sci-fi, each of these tales invites the reader to see this city-state in a new and darkly fabulous light.
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