Noon at Five O'Clock: The Short Stories of Arthur Yap - Softcover

Yap, Arthur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9971697912 ISBN 13: 9789971697914

Publisher: National University of Singapore Press, 2014

Synopsis

This volume marks the recovery and first combined publication of the stories of Arthur Yap, one of Singapore's most accomplished and important writers.


A hitherto neglected facet of Yap’s opus, his eight short stories are deceptive in their simplicity, housing within their sparse prose a complex engagement with Singapore society from which he wrote. With his signature minimalistic style, Yap simultaneously perplexes readers with stories of seemingly plotless ambiguity, yet draws them in with familiar characters playing out situations that still resonate in twenty-first century Singapore today.


Angus Whitehead’s introduction highlights literary nuances in the stories and frames the stories within the wider backdrop of social change of Singapore at the time of Yap’s writing. The meticulous critical apparatus make this book of interest to not only the general reader but also students of Singapore and Southeast Asian literature in English.

About this title

About the Author

Arthur YAP (1943-2006) is one of Singapore's most important poets. He was also a painter and a writer of short stories. In 1983, he was awarded the Cultural Medallion for his contributions to literature in Singapore.

Angus WHITEHEAD is Assistant Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Edition details

• Publisher: National University of Singapore Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9971697912
• ISBN 13: 9789971697914
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100
• Editor: Whitehead Angus