The Wayang at Eight Milestone: Stories & Essays Condition:Well Read published as a Penguin Essential

published as a Penguin Essential for the first time

Eben recounts the astonishing stories he has heard on his travels

Publisher: Malayan Law Journal

A stalker hunts victims in a retirement home

for the police

The Wayang at Eight Milestone: Stories & Essays Condition:Well Read published as a Penguin EssentialThis long overdue collection gathers together sixteen of Gregory Nalpons short stories, eleven of his essays, and a selection of his sketches of life in coffee shops, hawker stalls, and samshu shops. Through his writing, Nalpon poignantly records a lost, rich world: the colourful, exciting, and sometimes perilous Singapore of half a century ago. With this collection, a vital Singaporean voice is finally recovered. Nalpons inspired blend of close