About this Event
Our next book club event of the year spotlights a literary movement with a collection of Malay speculative fiction from Singapore.
Book Summary:
From a future of electronic doas and AI psychotherapists, sense-activated communion with forests and a portal to realms undersea, to a reimagined origin and afterlife—editor and translator Nazry Bahrawi brings together an exciting selection of never-before translated and new Malay spec-fic stories by established and emerging writers from Singapore.
Especially in an anglophone-dominated genre, very little of Malay speculative fiction from Singapore is known to readers here and beyond. Yet contemporary Bahasa literature here is steeped in spec-fic writing that can account as a literary movement (aliran)—and unmistakably draws from the minority Malay experience in a city obsessed with progress.
No Readgrets discussions are safe spaces to nurture conversations and connections over inspiring books and explorations beyond their pages.
This time, we will be discussing these essays from so come join us for an unforgettable afternoon:
- Transgressions by Diana Rahim(Spectres of Sihir)
- Doa.com by Hassan Hasaa'Ree Ali(Tech Baru)
- Isolated Future #2: MacRitchie Treetops by bani haykal (Famili Nuclear)
Event Flow:
- 1100-1230: Book discussion of SingaPura-Pura, edited by Nazry Bahrawi
- 1230-1300: Stay around to chat if you'd like to!
This is a ticketed event - the cost includes one beverage from our venue partner Crane. Slots are limited so sign up soon!
The book for discussion, SingaPura-Pura, is available at NLB libraries and major bookstores.
PS: Enjoy 10% with our discount code 'SPP10' when you purchase your book from Ethos Books! Simply enter the discount code upon checkout!
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About No Readgrets Book Club:
No Readgrets discussions are safe spaces to nurture conversations and connections over inspiring books and explorations beyond their pages.
About Crane:
CRANE is an open minded, collaborative, socially conscious community – free from prejudice – and built upon a foundation of idea-sharing and learning from one another. At the core, Crane is a global ecosystem with various dimensions spanning from community building to retail and hospitality. Crane redefines the concept of sociality by providing spaces and tools to encourage the sharing of skills and passions between people of all cultures and ages.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Crane @ Claymore Connect, 442 Orchard Road, Queenstown, Singapore
SGD 15.00