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Balik Kampung
Series · 5 books · 2012-2016

Books in series

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Balik Kampung

2012

Balik Kampung is a collection of eight new tales written by authors who have lived in their neighbourhoods for 10 years or more. A mysterious lighthouse in Marine Parade calls you home. A missing monkey in Changi recalls your carefree childhood. A red plastic bag in Nee Soon tells you who you truly are. We invite you to read our stories, reminisce, and return once again, back home.
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Balik Kampung 2A

People and Places

2013

Balik Kampung 2A: People and Places presents eleven new tales by authors who have lived in the respective neighbourhoods for at least ten years. What was it like to grow up in a particular district of Singapore during a specific decade? How can you go for a peaceful walk around your home if the area is being constantly remodelled by demolition and construction? How do present perceptions of space contrast with memory? Such questions fill the various stories that are inhabited with vivid characters and strong portrayals of different locales. If you wish to discover new perspectives about parts of Singapore that you may or may not have previously been aware of, then read this book.
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Balik Kampung 2B

Contemplations

2013

Balik Kampung 2B: Contemplations presents nine new tales by authors who have lived in the respective neighbourhoods for at least ten years. How does one’s environment affect one’s outlook in life? Is your home your identity? How do people react to a specific place over time? The various short stories within this collection ponder over these questions and more. By the time you reach the last page, you are guaranteed to view parts of Singapore with a fresh perspective.
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Balik Kampung 3B

Some East More West

2016

Here are nine exciting tales that will deepen your appreciation of three eastern and six western locations of Singapore and give you fresh insights about the human condition. Each writer has drawn deep from their experiences of having lived in a particular neighbourhood for at least ten years to create honest texts that will resonate with readers the world over.
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Balik Kampung 3C

Central Corridor

2016

Balik Kampung 3C: Central Corridor contains stories that feature the central spine of Singapore: from Bukit Timah, Bukit Merah, Farrer Road, Cairnhill, down to the Keppel area. Responding to at least ten years of living within a particular neighbourhood, each author has woven aspects of specific landscapes together with various autobiographical elements and created fascinating combinations of fiction and non-fiction. This collection is guaranteed to touch your heart and make you wonder where in the world you call home.

Authors

Jeremy Tiang
Jeremy Tiang
Author · 3 books
Jeremy Tiang is the author of State of Emergency (2017, finalist for the 2016 Epigram Books Fiction Prize) and It Never Rains on National Day (2015, shortlisted for the 2016 Singapore Literature Prize). He won the Golden Point Award for Fiction in 2009 for his story "Trondheim". He also writes and translates plays, including A Dream of Red Pavilions, The Last Days of Limehouse, A Son Soon by Xu Nuo, and Floating Bones by Quah Sy Ren and Han Lao Da. Tiang has translated more than ten books from the Chinese—including novels by Chan Ho-Kei, Zhang Yueran, Yeng Pway Ngon and Su Wei-chen—and has received an NEA Literary Translation Fellowship, a PEN/Heim Translation Grant, and a People’s Literature Award Mao-Tai Cup. He currently lives in Brooklyn.
Balli Kaur Jaswal
Balli Kaur Jaswal
Author · 7 books
Balli Kaur Jaswal's latest novel is The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters (Harper Collins/William Morrow). Her previous novels include Inheritance, which won the Sydney Morning Herald’s Best Young Australian Novelist Award, and Sugarbread, a finalist for the Epigram Books Fiction Prize and the Singapore Literature Prize. Her third novel Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows was translated into 15 languages and chosen by Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine book club.
Desmond Ong
Desmond Ong
Author · 1 books

Desmond Ong is based in Malaysia and is an internet marketer, speaker, and mentor. Starting his first business at the age of 15, he has had many failures and successes. His goal is to inspire others to not give up as well as help them to achieve their online empire. Desmond Ong wrote Against All Odds so that he could show others his journey and how success doesn't come without a couple of failures. However, no matter what age you are if you work hard your dreams are possible. Making over 1 million in sales before the age of 21, Desmond continues to speak and teach his students around the world how to be successful as well. Desmond Ong started out with humble beginnings, when his family lost everything to the 1990 financial crisis. He started running his own sites and blogs, but reevaluated his business model when he realized that he was barely breaking even. He decided to sell websites, instead of blogging. From there he find a lot of success and rose to the position he is in today. Desmond's initial failures have inspired him to inspire others to not give up on their goals just because something didn't work but rather to look at it from another perspective and learn and grow from them. Desmond Ong knows the importance of being a mentor and giving young people the tools and confidence to strive for their top goals. He knows from experience that age can make people be dismissed. He hopes to inspire others through his talks, books and mentoring tips. He mainly speaks in Malaysia and Singapore but hopes to expand to all over the world. Desmond is there to guide every step of the way whether students want to supplement their income, become an internet marketing millionaire, or learn useful skills to help them make cash on the site.

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