Regrettable Things That Happened Yesterday - Softcover

Jennani Durai

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9781912098521: Regrettable Things That Happened Yesterday

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ISBN 10: 1912098520 ISBN 13: 9781912098521

Publisher: Epigram Books, 2019

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How can we know if we're doing the right thing until it's done? And is there a 'right' or 'wrong' answer when it comes to life? Actions and consequence take on deeper meaning in these colourful stories. A teenager discovers his grandfather's secret identity only after his death. A young immigrant to 1940s Singapore is convinced the end is nigh. A man is tasked with bringing the corpse of his estranged brother home from Phuket. A reporter is torn between doing her job and respecting her friend's privacy. From obituaries and job ads to crime reports and horoscopes, Regrettable Things That Happened Yesterday is a collection of ten short stories connected by the motif of newspapers, and the unexpected ways they end up affecting our lives.

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About the Author:

Jennani Durai is a former journalist, a VONA/Voices ction fellow for 2016, and a co-author of the official commemorative book of Singapore's 50th birthday, Living the Singapore Story (2015). She was selected for the Ceriph Mentorship Programme (Prose) in 2014, and won both third prize and an honourable mention in the 2015 Golden Point Awards. Durai currently lives in Guatemala with her husband, and Regrettable Things That Happened Yesterday is her debut collection of short fiction.

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