The Girl Who Walked Through Walls
by Teo Kok Keong
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Year Published: July 2021 Pages: 272pp Language: Traditional Chinese Retail Price: SGD26 (Singapore) Dimensions: 190x130mm ISBN: 978-981-18-0992-7 (Paperback) Buyer Request: Final PDF Available Publisher/Imprint: TrendLit Publishing (Singapore) Rights Available: Traditional Script, World except China, Hong Kong and Taiwan; Simplified Script, World. (Rights for Translation: World) Suggested Categorisation: Fiction (Sci-Fi), Singapore Literature, Contemporary Literature |
About The Girl Who Walked Through Walls
In The Girl Who Walked Through Walls, Teo Kok Keong presents eight visionary science fiction stories that explore the collision and entanglement of various systems. Through his masterful storytelling, Teo fuses seemingly disordered elements into a clear and compelling narrative. Readers will experience the intricate relationship between human nature and technology, within a rich tapestry of human emotion and technological wonder.
About the Writer
Teo Kok Keong (b. 1973), holds a Master's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Primarily a writer of fiction and short stories, his works have been published in Lianhe Zaobao and other prominent literary journals. He is the author of the short story collection Traveller X Maze (2014). Teo reflects, “The fusion of the ‘rational’ and the ‘emotional’ is key to how we understand both the sciences and the humanities. This unique combination allows us to explore the light and dark aspects of human nature.”
出版物簡介
這裡是小島，是城市，也是國家，更是幾百萬島民心之所向的家園。每座島嶼都有其地理演變的過程，每座城市都充滿了故事，每個國家都有掙扎過的歷史，每個「家」都是由人的愛恨聯繫起來的。張國強通過八篇富有前瞻性的科幻預言小說，讓各種體系相互壓縮、碰撞和糾纏，試圖將紛繁蕪雜的表象錘煉成脈絡清晰的情節，讓讀者在各種紙醉金迷、人情義理中體驗出「人性」與「科技」在這時代裡的微妙關係。
作者簡介
張國強，1973年生於新加坡。畢業於南洋理工大學電子工程系碩士。創作以小說為主，作品散見於《聯合早報》與本地各大刊物。著有中篇小說集《旅者╳迷圖》（台北：要有光，2014）。作者自述：「理性與感性的結合，是對於人文與科技的理解，借助這獨特的結合體去尋找人性裡的光與暗。」