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This July discussion is a run-up to the National Day’s celebration around the corner. The books selected - Tangerine by Colin Cheong and Heartland by Daren Shiau deal with issues such as national identity, personal bonding, the heartlands and friendship across national boundaries and cultures.
The details:
Date/Time: 4.00pm, Friday 25 July
Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Community Library
Facilitator: Mr Paul Fitzpatrick
Books: “Tangerine” by Colin Cheong (Call No.: SING English CHE) and “Heartland” by Daren Shiau (Call No.: SING English SHI or here)
What are the books about:
1) “Heartlands”: It examines the sense of belonging of post-war Singaporean, the living experiences in the ubiquitous public housing and making sense of what we want. It is a story about ordinary Singaporeans.
2) “Tangerine”: In the author’s own words, “The central theme of the book is isolation/connection. Nick goes on the trip to re-connect with his friends and thru his journey relearns how to connect again with a larger group - just people in general. He learns again to empathise and feel for and with people, signified in that last scene. The larger things in life we might not be able to do anything about, but that one relationship with anybody at any moment in time is in truth all you do have because what is past is gone and what is to come is not true yet.”
If you are interested in participating, please email Soon Huat at Soon_Huat_KWEH@nlb.gov.sg.
UPDATE - 28 July 2008: Below are some photos from the book discussion held last Friday
Contributed by Kweh Soon Huat, Adult and Young People’s Services
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8 responses so far ↓
1 kaydence // Jul 26, 2008 at 4:08 pm
i was late but still managed to take lots away from this session
discussion flowed and everybody contributed. most importantly, it was fun!
thank u all so much for the experience. i will try to get my teen facilitators to join the heartlands for a session or two for a feel of other book clubs and see what they can take away from it
2 Paul // Jul 26, 2008 at 4:44 pm
THE FIVE ‘B’s
Bungalow. BMW, Business, Bank, Bunkrupt !
3 Paul // Jul 26, 2008 at 4:45 pm
The five ‘B’s
Bungalow, BMW, Business, Bank Bankrupt
4 Paul // Jul 26, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Perhaps we can get the French lady who joined to lead a discussion on Camus - The Trial.
What do you thnk?
5 Paul // Jul 26, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Perhasp invite Colin Cheong?
6 Paul // Jul 26, 2008 at 4:50 pm
I mean ‘The Outsider’ - not ‘The Trial’ - “The Trial’ was by Kafka. Paul
7 soonhuat // Jul 27, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Good idea Psul … Colin Cheong will definitely be one of the authors coming in future … I have already touched base with him and he is only too happy to come provided his personal schedules permit (he is teaching)
8 Paul // Jul 28, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Colin also wrote “Poets, Priests and Prostitutes’ - the three ‘P’s, perhaps we can do that book? Paul
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