Years before his political career took off, Othman Wok pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Singapore and Malaysia.
Othman Wok left an indelible mark on Singaporean politics and society: signing the Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965, overseeing the construction of Singapore’s first large-scale sporting arena, working to advance the quality of social welfare services, developing the Mosque Building Fund, and being (in the words of PM Lee Hsien Loong) “steadfast and unwavering in believing in a multiracial, multi-religious, meritocratic Singapore”, among many other accomplishments.
In addition, he pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Malay while working as a young reporter for Utusan Melayu and Mustika magazine between 1952 and 1956. These stories were fantastically popular, making him a household name in the Malay-speaking world, years before his political career took off. In fact, these tales may have been the first examples of horror fiction in either Singapore or Malaysia, in any language.
A Mosque in the Jungle assembles two dozen of the best stories from his three fiction collections in English: Malayan Horror (1991), The Disused Well (1995) and Unseen Occupants (2006). Curated by award-winning poet and fictionist Ng Yi-Sheng, this book provides an entry point into Othman’s fiction, and a window into the work of a “literary genius” (Farouk A. Peru, Malay Mail Online)
© 2021 by Othman Wok. Published in paper format in Singapore by Epigram Books, recorded by Storyside 2021.
© 2021 Storyside (Buku audio
): 9789152164433
© 2021 Epigram Books (buku elektronik
): 9789814901710
Tanggal rilis
Buku audio
: 11 Oktober 2021
buku elektronik
: 1 Agustus 2021
Years before his political career took off, Othman Wok pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Singapore and Malaysia.
Othman Wok left an indelible mark on Singaporean politics and society: signing the Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965, overseeing the construction of Singapore’s first large-scale sporting arena, working to advance the quality of social welfare services, developing the Mosque Building Fund, and being (in the words of PM Lee Hsien Loong) “steadfast and unwavering in believing in a multiracial, multi-religious, meritocratic Singapore”, among many other accomplishments.
In addition, he pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Malay while working as a young reporter for Utusan Melayu and Mustika magazine between 1952 and 1956. These stories were fantastically popular, making him a household name in the Malay-speaking world, years before his political career took off. In fact, these tales may have been the first examples of horror fiction in either Singapore or Malaysia, in any language.
A Mosque in the Jungle assembles two dozen of the best stories from his three fiction collections in English: Malayan Horror (1991), The Disused Well (1995) and Unseen Occupants (2006). Curated by award-winning poet and fictionist Ng Yi-Sheng, this book provides an entry point into Othman’s fiction, and a window into the work of a “literary genius” (Farouk A. Peru, Malay Mail Online)
© 2021 by Othman Wok. Published in paper format in Singapore by Epigram Books, recorded by Storyside 2021.
© 2021 Storyside (Buku audio
): 9789152164433
© 2021 Epigram Books (buku elektronik
): 9789814901710
Tanggal rilis
Buku audio
: 11 Oktober 2021
buku elektronik
: 1 Agustus 2021
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Cynthia
14 Mar 2023
Wkwkwk akhirnya tamat.24 cerita pendek tulisan Othman Wok dalam antologi A Mosque in the Jungle. Semua ceritanya berlatar unsur supranatural, dr hantu penasaran sampai siluman kodok. Dan karena penulisnya dr Singapura, jadi kisah²nya ya mirip² cerita hantu yg sering kita dengar.
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