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Man/Born/Free: Writings on the Human Spirit From Singapore
Gwee Li Sui (ed.)
Singapore: Ethos Books, 2011
ISBN: 9789810882778

This literary anthology - centred on the travails of the human spirit - is like none other published in Singapore. It testifies to the social reflections of generations of Singaporean writers and their inquiries into issues of freedom, equality, humanity, and hope. The selection brings together works originally written in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil across almost six decades of Singaporean life. They are arranged here in a compelling way that argues for the inevitable interconnections of these concerns. Man/Born/Free is an exciting initiative to commemorate the relationship between Singapore and South Africa as extended through the 2011 event, Spotlight Singapore in Cape Town.

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