Jennani Durai (Libri)

Jennani Durai Libri

Jennani Durai crea una prosa che approfondisce relazioni complesse e storie personali con acuta perspicacia. Le sue narrazioni esplorano spesso temi di rimpianto e passato, svelando emozioni umane e le complessità della vita. Durai affronta le sue storie con un occhio meticoloso per i dettagli e uno stile lirico che attira i lettori nei suoi mondi. La sua scrittura è intima e riflessiva, invitando alla contemplazione delle esperienze umane condivise.

Regrettable Things That Happened Yesterday

216pagine
8 ore di lettura

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Shortlisted for the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize for Fiction “The stories in this gorgeous collection are complex yet clear, heartbreaking yet hopeful, sharp-witted yet compassionate. Jennani Durai is an exciting new voice in literature, a writer to watch!” –Tayari Jones, multi-award-winning author of An American Marriage A teenager discovers his grandfather's secret identity only after his death. A young immigrant to 1940s Singapore is convinced the end-times are nigh. A man is tasked with bringing the corpse of his estranged brother home from Phuket. A reporter is torn between doing her a 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.