Heartland (New Edition)
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Hailed as āthe definitive Singaporean novelā, this new edition ofĀ HeartlandĀ is accompanied by a new preface by author Daren Shiau and a publisherās foreword that contextualises the novelās imprint on the Singapore literary landscape since its first publication in 1999.
An iconic work,Ā HeartlandĀ explores the paradox of rootedness and rootlessness in fast-changing Singapore. Set in the early 1990s, the novel follows the years of Wing Seng as he leaves school and is conscripted into full-time National Service. As Wing tries to reconcile his past with his future amid transitions through different phases of life, he finds meaning in his intense attachment to his surrounding landscape. Yet, as relationships and the years slip by, Wing is forced to question his own certainties and the wisdom of the people he values.
Set in Singaporeās heartland at the turn of the century,Ā Heartlandās capturing of the texture of everyday life provides the backdrop essential to the bildungsromanās exploration of identity, belonging and connection in an increasingly urbanised Singapore. -
Daren Shiau was born in 1971, and is a Singaporean writer and editor.Ā HeartlandĀ received the Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award in 1998, and in 2007 was adapted into an English literature school text on the Singapore-Cambridge GCE āOā-Level syllabus. The novel was also made into a telemovie in 2015. A recipient of the Young Artist Award (Literature), Shiauās other works include acclaimed poetry collection,Ā Peninsular: Archipelagos and Other IslandsĀ (2000) and a microfiction collection,Ā VelouriaĀ (2007). He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Singapore Writers Festivalās advisory panel.
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- Description
- About the Author
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Hailed as āthe definitive Singaporean novelā, this new edition ofĀ HeartlandĀ is accompanied by a new preface by author Daren Shiau and a publisherās foreword that contextualises the novelās imprint on the Singapore literary landscape since its first publication in 1999.
An iconic work,Ā HeartlandĀ explores the paradox of rootedness and rootlessness in fast-changing Singapore. Set in the early 1990s, the novel follows the years of Wing Seng as he leaves school and is conscripted into full-time National Service. As Wing tries to reconcile his past with his future amid transitions through different phases of life, he finds meaning in his intense attachment to his surrounding landscape. Yet, as relationships and the years slip by, Wing is forced to question his own certainties and the wisdom of the people he values.
Set in Singaporeās heartland at the turn of the century,Ā Heartlandās capturing of the texture of everyday life provides the backdrop essential to the bildungsromanās exploration of identity, belonging and connection in an increasingly urbanised Singapore. -
Daren Shiau was born in 1971, and is a Singaporean writer and editor.Ā HeartlandĀ received the Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award in 1998, and in 2007 was adapted into an English literature school text on the Singapore-Cambridge GCE āOā-Level syllabus. The novel was also made into a telemovie in 2015. A recipient of the Young Artist Award (Literature), Shiauās other works include acclaimed poetry collection,Ā Peninsular: Archipelagos and Other IslandsĀ (2000) and a microfiction collection,Ā VelouriaĀ (2007). He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Singapore Writers Festivalās advisory panel.
