The Colour of Twilight
Yeng Pway Ngon
Jeremy Tiang (translation)
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The Colour of Twilight is an elegy āā for its protagonist, an ageing widower who wonders if he has wasted his life by devoting it to literature, and also for the traditions and community that have been swept away by the relentless capitalism and modernisation of Singapore.
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About the Author
Until his death in 2021, Yeng Pway Ngon was widely regarded as one of Singapore's most important Sinophone writers, having won the Singapore Literature Prize three times, among other honours.
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The Colour of Twilight
The Colour of Twilight
Yeng Pway Ngon
Jeremy Tiang (translation)
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9789811779268
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The Colour of Twilight is an elegy āā for its protagonist, an ageing widower who wonders if he has wasted his life by devoting it to literature, and also for the traditions and community that have been swept away by the relentless capitalism and modernisation of Singapore.
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About the Author
Until his death in 2021, Yeng Pway Ngon was widely regarded as one of Singapore's most important Sinophone writers, having won the Singapore Literature Prize three times, among other honours.
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Yeng Pway Ngon
Jeremy Tiang (translation)
Paperback
9789811779268
Ā
The Colour of Twilight is an elegy āā for its protagonist, an ageing widower who wonders if he has wasted his life by devoting it to literature, and also for the traditions and community that have been swept away by the relentless capitalism and modernisation of Singapore.
Ā
About the Author
Until his death in 2021, Yeng Pway Ngon was widely regarded as one of Singapore's most important Sinophone writers, having won the Singapore Literature Prize three times, among other honours.
