{"product_id":"in-the-mirror","title":"In the Mirror: New and Selected Poems of Wong Phui Nam◎Wong Phui Nam (Edited by Brandon K. Liew \u0026 Daryl Lim Wei Jie)","description":"\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"429\"\u003eThe poetry of Wong Phui Nam (1935–2022) is foundational to Malaysian literature in English, and while his early work is often cited and quoted in this regard, this edited collection of his poetry and critical essays makes it clear that his lifelong trajectory as a poet and critic is of deep interest.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eIn the Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Wong Phui Nam is a critical exploration of Malaysia’s fractured post-colonial identity and literary landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"861\"\u003eThe editors worked with Wong to prepare his latest works\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eIn the Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2000–22) for publication. This volume combines these with his earlier achievements, starting with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eHow the Hills are Distant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1960–64). An introduction by the editors links Wong’s work with contemporary poetry in the region. An afterword by Wong’s contemporary Edwin Thumboo completes a volume that will be treasured for its historical context-making, but more importantly for the literary rewards of Wong’s poetry, written in unblinking confrontation with the contradictions and difficulties of writing in English in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"861\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Wong Phui Nam is one of the giants of Malaysian writing in English, a pioneering poet whose early work captured the cultural desolation of the immediate post-independence years…. His poetry collections, especially those containing multi-part poems, deserve to be read and studied in their entirety.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Ann Ang, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eNational Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWong Phui Nam\u003c\/strong\u003e (1935-2022) was a Malaysian poet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrandon K. Liew\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and editor, and currently a researcher at the University of Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaryl Lim Wei Jie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a poet, editor, translator and literary critic. His poetry collection \u003cem\u003eAnything but Human\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2021) was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NUS Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47692665225442,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0116\/2883\/8978\/files\/IntheMirror.png?v=1776232024","url":"https:\/\/www.seabreezebooks.com.sg\/en\/products\/in-the-mirror","provider":"海風書屋","version":"1.0","type":"link"}