A Monsoon Feast: Short Stories to Celebrate the Cultures of Kerala and Singapore by Verena Tay


A Monsoon Feast: Short Stories to Celebrate the Cultures of Kerala and Singapore
Title : A Monsoon Feast: Short Stories to Celebrate the Cultures of Kerala and Singapore
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ISBN : -
Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : 168
Publication : First published November 1, 2012

Across the seas, the winds blow between two lands, whispering back and forth what is seen, heard, tasted, smelt, felt in each place: the green trees, the tropical heat, the lush rain, the peoples of enterprise and culture, the aromas of different flavours and more. A Monsoon Feast is the point at which these winds intermingle, their conversation celebrating the best of what Singapore and Kerala (India) have to offer. "A Monsoon Feast" comprises seven short stories by renowned writers from Kerala and Singapore that provide deep insights on the various concerns and ways of life of both communities. The collection, featuring a foreword by author and poet Professor Kirpal Singh, includes stories by well-known author Shashi Tharoor, Commonwealth Writers’ Prize-winning author of twelve books, including "The Great Indian Novel", and inaugural Singapore Literature Prize winner and popular author Suchen Christine Lim. Also featured are works by authors Felix Cheong, Jaishree Misra, O Thiam Chin, Anjali Menon and Verena Tay. A unique literary collaboration, "A Monsoon Feast" intimately connects the reader to the heart of two similar and yet different cultures.

A Monsoon Feast: Short Stories to Celebrate the Cultures of Kerala and Singapore Reviews

  • Priya

    I really enjoyed these stories that are based on the culture and traditions of Kerala and Singapore alternately with some mingling the two places perfectly.
    They reflect the everyday lives of people of both places in the way they incorporate the culture, food, traditions, lifestyle and people of the two lands that share similar weather and monsoon patterns. The stories are so simple and yet very nice to read be it the content or the language.
    Perfect read over a cup of tea on a rainy evening.

  • Vinitha

    A great collection of short stories from Kerala and Singapore. Gives you a visual tour of the 2 places and the people in it. They are different but alike in so many ways

  • Vinayak Hegde

    The anthology contains a group of seven stories each based in either Kerala or Singapore. 3 stories written by Indians and 4 by Singaporean writers. It is a good anthology of short stories each of which feature the rain and the monsoon in some way in the story. I loved "The death of the schoolmaster" By Shashi Tharoor, A life elsewhere by Jaishree Misra and Taste by Verena Tay. Each of these three stories are about displacement and homecoming in some way.

  • Lesley

    Enjoyed this collection of stories, but wish there had been more!

  • Priya

    So happy to have discovered so many more Indian and Singaporean authors thanks to stumbling across this book! :)

  • Iami Menotu

    Insipid stories of nostalgia.

  • Pooja

    Nice herbal tea for a mallu homesickness! And a refreshing view of old Singaporean culture which we could find only in the texts..