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1 online resource (450 pages) |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Seventeen (1996); Poets, Priests and Prostitutes -- A Rock Fairytale (1990); The Man in the Cupboard (1999); Life Cycle of Homo Sapiens, Male (1992); Down to the River; Wedding of the Year; The Triumph; Fifteen and Life to Go; Jailhouse Rock; Tempest in a Teacup; Silent Service; One Night Only; Poisson Ivy; The Serpent; You'll Be a Man, My Son; Long Shot Larry; For Whom the Bells Toll; Sweet Child of Mine; Monica; The Hill; His Master's Voice; The River (Reprise); Bonus Tracks; Family Colours (1992); A Gift of a Lifetime (2001). |
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The Farmer's Bride (2001)All Things Being Equal (1999); The Widow (2003); About the Author. |
| Summary |
Prolific writer Colin Cheong brings together three classic novellas and 23 short stories in this first-ever collection. Written in the 1990s, each story reflects his prowess as a storyteller. He is known for his sensitive and skillful articulation of some universal human themes? the pain of rejected love, the frustration and anticipation of being?almost adult?, the rites of passage to adulthood, and man?s need for woman. This collection comprises: 1. Seventeen (novella, published 1996)2. Poets, Priests and Prostitutes (novella, published 1990)3. The Man in the Cupboard (novella, published 19. |
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Singaporean fiction (English)
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Short stories, Singaporean.
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FICTION -- General.
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Short stories, Singaporean. (OCoLC)fst01432185
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Singaporean fiction (English) (OCoLC)fst01432192
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Cheong, Colin.
Life cycle of homo sapiens, male.
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Cheong, Colin.
Man in the cupboard.
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Cheong, Colin.
Poets, priests and prostitutes.
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Cheong, Colin.
Seventeen.
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Works. Selections. 2011
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cheong, Colin. Selections. 2011. Colin Cheong collection. Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions ; Tarrytown, N.Y., USA : Marshall Cavendish Corp., ©2011 9789814346382 (DLC) 2011315228 (OCoLC)739101116 |
| ISBN |
9789814398770 (electronic bk.) |
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9814398772 (electronic bk.) |
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