In Transit: An Anthology from Singapore on Airports and Air Travel by Yu-Mei Balasingamchow


In Transit: An Anthology from Singapore on Airports and Air Travel
Title : In Transit: An Anthology from Singapore on Airports and Air Travel
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ISBN : 9811109389
ISBN-10 : 9789811109386
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 324
Publication : First published November 1, 2016

The city-state of Singapore is small enough to fly over in three minutes, yet is also home to two of the "world's best", Changi Airport and Singapore Airlines. In Transit: An Anthology from Singapore on Airports and Air Travel presents poetry, short stories and essays inspired by that distinctly modern experience of coming and going by air, written by some of the most exciting voices in Singapore literature today. This collection takes readers from the depths of Changi Airport up to cruising altitudes half a world away, in the process exploring questions about travel, aspiration, belonging and home.

In Transit: An Anthology from Singapore on Airports and Air Travel Reviews

  • Lyn

    Heartfelt, poignant, resonant.

    Loved all the prose and most of the poetry. A superb collection of SingLit.

  • Sara Watson

    Spoke to my frame of mind as I'm between two homes. I enjoyed the mix between prose and poetry, and the editors did a nice job in ordering linked themes. Huge range on the quality of contributions.

  • Kirat Kaur

    Caveat: I'm refraining from giving a star rating as i have a short story published in this anthology.

    This was pretty hit and miss, but there were some enjoyable stories in here. My favourites were JY Yang's Pocket Cities (plot was short on substance, but i liked the allegorical play), Jeremy Tiang's Terminal (he has the rare gift of being a funny writer when he wants to), Yeo Wei Wei's Chin Chin (although the ending was somewhat unsatisfying) and Boey Kim Cheng's Between Stations (what a fantastic exposition on home and belonging).

  • Jon

    A diverse and interesting collection of poems, short stories and essays of very high quality. One of my short stories, The Looker, can be found within its pages. Images from the launch at BooksActually can be found here:
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  • Guan You

    The prose and essays were better than the poems, notwithstanding the fact that airport/aeroplane/travel/transit is already a hackneyed topic.