Prizewinning Asian Fiction
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- About the Author
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This collection of 26 short stories represents the prizewinning entries of the annual Asiaweek short story competition held between 1981 and 1988. They are the cream of the cream of more than 2,000 stories submitted by writers from the Asia-Pacific region, some of them, such as Minfong Ho, Shirley Lim and Leoncio P. Deriada, household names today.
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Leon F Comber born in London, worked for many years in the Special Branch of the Malayan Police from 1945 and including the Malayan Emergency. A renowned publisher, editor and author he is currently Research Fellow (Adjunct), Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Melbourne specialising in Asian studies ranging from history, security intelligence, political science, languages, literature, and publishing.
Cover Type: Paperback
Page Count: 394
Year Published: 2008