Malay Sketches

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An urgent collection of short stories from one of Singapore's most celebrated voices, now published in America for the first time.

Malay Sketches is a collection of stories that borrows its name from a book of anecdotes by colonial governor Frank Swettenham, describing Malay life on the Peninsula. In Alfian Sa’at’s hands, these sketches are reimagined as flash fictions that record the lives of members of the Malay community in Singapore. With precise and incisive prose, Malay Sketches offers the reader profound insights into the realities of life as an ethnic minority. Longlisted for the 2013 Frank O'connor International Short Story Award

Hardcover reprint of the original 1921 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Swettenham, Frank Athelstane, Sir. Malay Sketches. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Swettenham, Frank Athelstane, Sir. Malay Sketches, . London, J. Lane; New York, Macmillan, 1921. Subject: Malays Asian People

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1895 Edition.