The near and the far new stories from the Asia-Pacific region, volume 2. - Carlin, David; Rendle-Short, Francesca 1960- (Brunswick, Victoria Scribe Publications, 2016)
Birthdays / Christos Tsiolkas -- Three pieces / Gratiagusti Chananya Rompas -- Flora and fauna / Fan Dai -- Beneath / Jennifer Porter -- Eulogy for my career / Andy Butler -- On three waters / Peter Clynes -- A heartbreak survival guide for young poets / Norman Erikson Pasaribu -- Questions of travel / Ellen van Neerven -- The blizzard / Mia Wotherspoon -- From limbo/250 words / Martin Villanueva -- Caution! Danger! Stop race mixing! / Alice Pung -- Nurse / Daryll Delgado -- The nature of a city / Lawrence Lacambra Ypil -- A piece of paradise / Steven Winduo -- Death and life / Susie Thatcher -- Private barking / Han Yujoo -- Second valley / Ali Cobby Eckermann -- Slippage / Else Fitzgerald -- A long leave of absence / Lavanya Shanbhogue Arvind -- Going down / Michele Lee -- Scripta continua / Fiona Murphy -- Fire, light, and air / Eliza Vitri Handayani -- Internet shminternet / Ara Sarafian -- Utterances / Nha Thuyen -- The house / Dicky Senda -- The boy who knew / Rajith Savanadasa -- Wherever you are / Joshua Ip -- Worlds we can believe in / David Carlin and Francesca Rendle-Short
In the outer suburbs of Perth, Australia, a seven-year-old discovers ballroom dancing. In Jakarta, Indonesia, a poet tries to move on with his life after splitting up with his boyfriend. In the Philippines' Quezon City, a nurse reflects on her late mother while caring for a dying woman. And in the Uva province of Sri Lanka, a thirty-panel mural tells the story of a boy who refuses to speak a word. This vibrant collection features writers who have forged connections across cultures and generations, with contributors from Australia, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Vietnam, and China, among others. Through sharing perspectives and ideas in the Writers Immersion and Cultural Exchange program, they have created exciting new work that reveals the value of genuine dialogue and mutual respect. Spanning fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from the Asia-Pacific's finest writers - including Christos Tsiolkas, Alice Pung, Norman Erikson Pasaribu, Han Yujoo, Ellen van Neerven, and Ali Cobby Eckermann - The Near and The Far, Volume II invites readers on a unique and unforgettable journey.--Back cover.
AL-2397 donated by Michelle Aung Thin
Keywords: Short stories -- Southeast Asian; English literature -- Pacific Area -- 21st century; Southeast Asia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction; Australia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction