SINGAPORE - From the roar of traffic to a song on the radio, a new anthology collects comics from across South-east Asia that illustrate something invisible - sound.
Sound: A Comics Anthology, put together by fledgling Singapore-based publisher Difference Engine, features 13 stories by 20 creators from across the region.
Difference Engine publisher Felicia Low-Jimenez, 42, says: When we first thought about publishing a comics anthology, we wanted a theme that would make use of the unique aspects of the comics medium, and the concept of sound intrigued us. What could be better than challenging creators to depict the unseen?
They anticipated a modest turn-out, but received 103 entries from nine countries.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald s beloved classic novel The Great Gatsby (1925), which has just entered the public domain, has touched numerous lives - including that of writer Tie, who wanted to pay homage to it in his debut novel.
This Life Electric draws on The Great Gatsby s motifs to tell the story of Will, a disaffected young man who returns to Singapore after seven years abroad and is invited by his old friend, charming party host Donny, to live in a blue shophouse called The Haven.
Will becomes enmeshed in the goings-on at The Haven and those who pass through its doors, from Quinn, a licentious event organiser nicknamed Madam Mischief, to Caroline Yum, a beautiful influencer who has mysteriously dropped off social media.
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SINGAPORE - Yeng Pway Ngon, one of Singapore’s most eminent Chinese-language writers, died on Sunday (Jan 10) after a long battle with cancer.
The Cultural Medallion recipient and three-time Singapore Literature Prize winner was 16 days shy of his 74th birthday.
He wrote more than 20 works, including acclaimed novels such as Unrest (2002), Trivialities About Me And Myself (2006) and Art Studio (2011).
The latter two were selected by the journal Asia Weekly for its prestigious annual list of the 10 Best Chinese Novels in the World, alongside works by Nobel laureate Mo Yan and Yan Geling.
Yeng had been battling prostate cancer since 2007 and was later also diagnosed with colon cancer. In May last year, doctors discovered cancer in his pancreas. He underwent surgery to remove it, but later fell sick from unstable blood sugar levels. By last month, the cancer had spread to his entire body.