A MONSOON FEAST by Verena Tay (Editor)

A Monsoon Feast comprises seven short stories by renowned writers from Kerala (India) and Singapore that provide deep insights on the various concerns and ways of life of both communities. The collection includes stories by well-known author Shashi Tharoor, Commonwealth Writers’ Prize-winning author of 12 books, including The Great Indian Novel, and inaugural Singapore Literature Prize winner and popular author Suchen Christine Lim. A unique literary collaboration, A Monsoon Feast intimately connects the reader to the heart of two similar and yet different cultures.

Across the seas, the winds blow between two lands, whispering back and forth what is seen, heard, tasted, smelt, felt in each place: the green trees, the tropical heat, the lush rain, the peoples of enterprise and culture, the aromas of different flavours and more. A Monsoon Feast is the point at which these winds intermingle, their conversation celebrating the best of what Singapore and Kerala have to offer.

About the authors

• Forewords by Prof Kirpal Singh (Singapore) and Dr Shashi Tharoor (India)
• Big Wall Newspaper by Suchen Christine Lim
  (Inaugural Singapore Literature Prize winner and well-known author in Singapore.)
• Death of a Schoolmaster by Shashi Tharoor
  (Indian MP and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Commonwealth Writers’ Prize-winning author of 12 books, including “The Great Indian Novel”.)
• Because I Tell by Felix Cheong
  (Singaporean author of 7 books and regular speaker at writers festivals all over the world.)
• A Life Elsewher by Jaishree Misra
  (The author of 7 novels, published by Penguin and Harper Collins, all of which have been Indian bestsellers.)
• Patchwork by O Thiam Chin
  (One of Singapore’s bright new stars on the writing scene and the author of several books and numerous published short stories.)
• In Memory of Kaya Toast by Anjali Menon
  (A filmmaker and author originally from Kerala who now lives in London and Bombay.)
• Taste by Verena Tay
  (A well-known writer and director in Singapore theatre circles and the author of several plays.)

Paperback 9789814358835
Ebook 9789814358842
Extent 168pp
Category Fiction / Short Stories