A Long Walk
by Chuah Soon Soon
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Year Published: October 2021 Pages: 180pp Language: Traditional Chinese Retail Price: SGD23 (Singapore) Dimensions: 190x130mm ISBN: 978-981-18-1709-0 (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: Creative Non-Fiction, Singapore Literature, Contemporary Literature, Chinese Diaspora, Sinophone Literature |
About A Long Walk
A Long Walk is Chuah Soon Soon's debut collection of creative non-fiction, featuring writings from 2019 to 2021, including her monthly columns published on the Sea Breeze Books website. The collection reflects Chuah's introspective exploration of life, weaving together memories of her childhood in Malaysia, her academic journey in the United States of America, and her emigration to Singapore. Through various roles and experiences, Chuah believes that all creative work begins with living itself. Her candid, heartfelt writing aspires to resonate with readers and offers a sense of connection.
About the Writer
Originally from Kedah, Malaysia, Chuah Soon Soon earned a B.Sc. in Psychology from Washington State University and an MA in Mass Communications from Oklahoma City University. She relocated to Singapore in 1992 and is currently a senior lecturer in a Polytechnic. Over the years, Chuah has written extensively, with her poems and essays appearing in various Chinese newspapers, magazines and literary journals. In 2021, she received the Merit Award in the poetry category from Fangxiu Literature Award (Singapore-Malaysia), and in 2021, she was shortlisted for Zhou Mengdie Litertaure Award (Taiwan).
出版物簡介
《有時，我們遠行》是蔡欣洵的第一本散文集，收錄了2019年至2021年間的創作，包括了發表在新文潮出版社的每月專欄。作品著重於作者對於生活和人生的感悟，更有對她在馬來西亞成長、到美國留學、之後移民新加坡的經歷與懷念。欣洵和許多人一樣過著斜槓人生，做著很多不同的事情。她相信創作始於生活，希望通過她接地氣的作品，為自己和讀者的人生帶來一點感動。
作者簡介
蔡欣洵原籍馬來西亞，現為新加坡公民，來自吉打州（Kedah, Malaysia），現為理工學院的高級講師。筆耕多年，創作的詩和散文零零散散地發表在中文報章和雜誌。曾獲得2021年第四屆方修文學獎詩歌組優秀獎，以及入圍臺灣第四屆周夢蝶詩獎決審。著有散文集《有時，我們遠行》（A Long Walk, 2021）、詩集《詩托邦》（Poetry Utopia, 2023）。