About this Event
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About the Programme
Join us at Singapore Literature Book Club as we discuss Nine Yard Sarees: a short story cycle. As this will be an interactive session, please come prepared to discuss the book and share your thoughts!
About the Author
Born and bred in Singapore, Prasanthi Ram is the author of debut short story cycle Nine Yard Sarees (2023). Her writing can also be found in publications such as Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Five (2022) and Making Kin: Ecofeminist Essays from Singapore (2021). In 2020, she co-founded Mahogany Journal, an online literary journal that spotlights South Asian writers in Singapore.
About the Book
Nine Yard Sarees is a multigenerational portrait of a fictional Tamil Brahmin family. Comprising eleven interlinked stories, this short story cycle traces the lives of nine women from 1950 all the way to 2019, shedding light on the community and its evolution through the decades. As the stories take us from India to Singapore, Australia and even America, we follow the experiences of the women in the family: Raji the matriarch who lives in seclusion at an ashram; her daughter Padma who struggles to raise her family the traditional way; Padma’s daughter Keerthana who is about to be married and don the nine yard saree, a symbol of womanhood. Tender, dynamic and full of heart, this cycle is a resonant portrayal of female solidarity and the complexities of the diasporic experience in contemporary Singapore.
About Singapore Literature Book Club
From NLB’s Singapore collection comes a book club with a unique local flavour. Discuss books by both well-known and emerging Singaporean authors touching on topics close to home. Get acquainted with local literature and discover national literary treasures right here at the libraries.
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About LearnX Communities
The Singapore Literature Book Club is one of NLB’s many LearnX Communities that connect like-minded people to create a modern kampong of communal learning. These communities cover a wide range of topics and can be found in libraries all over the island.
Interested? Head over to https://go.gov.sg/what-is-a-learnx-community to join an existing community or start one of your own!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Central Public Library – Programme Room 1, 100 Victoria Street National Library Board, Singapore, Singapore
SGD 0.00
