Impressions of Singapore, edited by Ang Lai Sheng

Impressions of Singapore, edited by Ang Lai Sheng

Impressions of Singapore

Edited by Ang Lai Sheng

Year Published: July 2023

Pages: 184pp

Language: Simplfied Chinese

Retail Price: SGD28 (Singapore)

Dimensions: 264x192mm

ISBN: 978-981-18-7398-0 (Paperback)

Buyer Request: Final PDF Available

Publisher/Imprint: TrendLit Publishing (Singapore)

Rights Available: Traditional Script, World; Simplified Script, World. (Rights for Translation: World)

Suggested Categorisation: Singapore Studies, Public Administration, Social Sciences

 Highlights:

  • Forewords by Singapore’s Minister of State, Ms Low Yen Ling; Nayang Technological University, Associate Vice President (International Engagement), Prof. Liu Hong; Shin Min Daily Newspaper, Editor-in-Chief, Mr Choo Chee Wee; South Seas Society (Singapore), President, Prof. Koh Chin Yee; and Mediacorp, Head & Chief Editor, (News, Current Affairs & Youth Editorial in Chinese), Mr Chua Chim Kang.
  • A perfect bookazine and coffee table book for any corporate or institution, this publication distills 20 key issues related to public administration and policy in Singapore. The topics are presented in a concise and accessible style, ensuring a smooth and engaging reading experience for all.

About Impressions of Singapore

Impressions of Singapore is a publication project spearheaded by Dr Yeo Guat Kwang (former Member of Parliament) and is the result of contributions from students of the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration. Compiled and edited by an editorial team under the leadership of Mr Ang Lai Sheng, the book explores familiar topics and issues for Singaporeans (and anyone who wants to get to know Singapore), offering a perspective on the nation through the lens of public administration. It covers a wide range of subjects, including housing, water supply, transport, tourism, foreign affairs, food supply, education, arts, culture, and more.

About the Editor

Ang Lai Sheng is a prominent Singaporean writer, poet, translator, publisher, and columnist, currently serving as the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of TrendLit Publishing Private Limited (Singapore). His literary works, essays, and reviews have been featured in esteemed journals and newspapers across Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China. In recognition of his significant contributions to Singapore literature and the publishing industry, he was honoured with the NTU SoH Alumni Award from Nanyang Technological University in 2023. His published works include two poetry collections, After Commotion, The Void (2014) and Destroy All Gods (2016), as well as edited anthologies like In the Space of a Poem (2016, 2017) and Never Before (2018), among others.

 出版物簡介

  《我獅城,我街道》是一本關心新加坡街道與地方「故事」、「記憶」與「生活」的文集。《我獅城》收錄了新加坡三個世代、廿六位作家,對於街道故事和地方書寫的全新創作,各自以詩和散文刻畫出新加坡的往昔、現在與未來。

  《我獅城》的作家有霸氣地把大坡小坡寫透透的周維介,有在小印度拜師學藝的黃子明,有寫黑街舊事的吳偉才,有沿著盒巴巴耶禮峇路來回走的潘正鐳,有回憶和展望死人街的何志良與林方偉,有致柏提路一帶猴子與貓們的歐筱佩,有寫日日上班必經之路的蔡欣洵,有寫不存在的「登百靈坊」的楊薇薇,有逛加東購物中心的馮啟明,有搬到芽籠居住的鍾秀玲,有芽籠東蔥茅園遍尋不獲的鄭景祥,有當楊厝港路夢見後港五條石的林得楠,有寫月眠路與中正總校的李氣虹,有看密陀路月餅廣告長大的吳慶康,有在波東巴西展開新生活的林偉傑,有「看診」看到黃埔去的周昭亮,有無法忘懷兒時俊源街的曾國平,有在亞拉路當過「童工」的洪均榮,有將海格路一帶比喻成「龍潭虎穴的桃花源」的黃文傑,有常到長屋用餐的伍政瑋,有生活在大巴窰邊界的譚光雪,有曾住在武吉班讓十條石的山崗上生活的鄺偉雄,有不時穿往新馬邊境的陳宇昕,還有上過「美世界社會大學」的李集慶!

  以《我獅城》作為一個「新開始」,希望更多人開始關心「獅城」的人文地理與文學,同時,也有更多地方書寫的文學創作湧現。

編者簡介

  汪來昇,一九八七年生,畢業於新加坡南洋理工大學中文系。現為新文潮出版社社長與總編輯。文學作品與評論,散見於中港台與新加坡報章、選集與文學期刊。著有詩集《喧囂過後》、《消滅眾神》;編有文學雜誌《不為什麼》,詩選集《一首詩的時間》、《不可預期》等。2023年獲頒南洋理工大學「文學院傑出校友獎」,以肯定他對文學創作與出版事業的傑出貢獻。

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