Reading in isolation: ‘Others’ is Not a Race and Interpreter of Winds
about 49 months ago (04/09/2020)
Reading in isolation: ‘Others’ is Not a Race and Interpreter of Winds | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles April 9, 2020 By Kathy Rowland (913 words, 4-minute read) Last November, when there was nary a thought for social distancing, and Corona conjured up visions of lime wedges and grimy bars, I reread Rex Shelley’s 1991 debut novel, The Shrimp People . Shelley was one of the literary pioneers featured in Artistic Director Pooja Nansi’s Singapore Writers Festival 2019. I had to moderate a lecture by Prof Koh Tai Ann on Shelley , leading me to revisit the novel, 20 years after I’d first read it.