Reviews

Man/Born/Free: Writings on the Human Spirit from Singapore by David Leo, Catherine Lim, Kirpal Singh, Elangovan, Gilbert Koh, Said Zahari, Isa Kamari, Tan Jing Quee, Amiroudine, Mohamed Latiff Mohamed, Ting Keng Siong, James Puthucheary, Yeng Pway Ngon, Anuar Othman, Lee Tzu Pheng, Johar Buang, Alvin Pang, Edwin Thumboo, Masuri S. N., Gwee Li Sui, Kadayanallur Jameela, Abdul Ghani Hamid -, Ng Yi-Sheng, Aaron Lee, Alfian Sa'at, Goh Poh Seng, Kim Cheng Boey

jon_gresham's review

4.0

A rich, diverse collection of Singaporean prose and poetry originally written in Tamil, Chinese, English and Malay on themes and explorations of freedom, equality, humanity and hope. Gwee’s introduction is interesting in it’s discussion of South African inspiration for the collection which featured as part of the Spotlight Singapore event in Cape Town in 2011.

I enjoyed Alfian Sa’at’s Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Hanging, Ng Yi-Sheng’s The Audience and Alvin Pang’s Race.