Author: K S Maniam
Publisher: Indialog Publications
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 252
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8187981032
Description
An invigorating and sensitive collection of ten short stories by eminent Malaysian writer K S Maniam. These stories delve into the deep recesses of the individual's psyche.
The Loved Flaw is not one of the most carefully selected and readable collections of K S Manim, but also one of the most moving as it explores relationships - between man and woman, mother and child, man and land - as well as between a dominant and a migrant culture. In fact, what is the relationship between any two cultures? What does it feel like to be assimilated into the society and cultural heritage of an adopted society? These invigorating and sensitive stories delve into the deep recesses of the individual's psyche.
On the one level this collection contains gripping tales of ordinary existence. But at another deeper level, it is a superb reflection of the author's vision of human strengths and weaknesses.
Contents
The Eagles
Ratnamani
Removal in Pasir Panjang
The Third Child
The Dream of Vasantha
Mala
The Loved Flaw
Haunting The Tiger
Faced Out
Arriving