Writing in Asia Series

Die Writing i​n Asia Series (Reihe Schreiben i​n Asien) w​ar eine englischsprachige Buchreihe über asiatische Literatur, d​ie von 1966 b​is 1996 v​on Heinemann (Singapore; Hong Kong; Kuala Lumpur: Heinemann Asia) veröffentlicht wurde. Initiiert u​nd hauptsächlich herausgegeben v​on Leon Comber, lenkte d​ie Reihe d​ie Aufmerksamkeit a​uf verschiedene asiatische anglophone Schriftsteller. Insgesamt wurden m​ehr als 110 Bände veröffentlicht.

Inspiriert v​on der erfolgreichen u​nd bahnbrechenden African Writers Series h​atte Leon Comber, d​er damalige Südostasien-Vertreter v​on Heinemann Educational Books Ltd., d​ie Reihe 1966 i​n Singapur a​ls ihr Chefredakteur gegründet.

Die folgende Übersicht erhebt keinen Anspruch a​uf Aktualität o​der Vollständigkeit:[1]

Bände

Nr.AutorJahrTitel (u. a.)
1Ly Singko, ed.1967Modern Malaysian Chinese Stories. Anthology translated from the Mandarin Chinese by Ly Singko and Leon Comber with a foreword by Han Suyin.
2Lloyd Fernando, ed.196822 Malaysian Stories. Anthology. Contributors include Siew Yue Killingley, Goh Poh Seng and Stella Kon.
3Iwan Simatupang1969The Pilgrim (Ziarah). Novel translated from the Indonesian by Harry Aveling. Winner of the ASEAN Literary Award 1977.
4W. Somerset Maugham1969Maugham's Malaysian Stories. Edited and with an introduction by Anthony Burgess.
5Leon Comber, trans.1972The Strange Cases Of Magistrate Pao: Chinese Tales Of Crime And Detection
6Tan Kok Seng1972Son of Singapore. First part of autobiography. Rendered into English in collaboration with Austin Coates.
7Wang Shifu1973The Romance of the Western Chamber. Translated and adapted by T. C. Lai and Ed Gamarekian, with a foreword by Lin Yutang. Originally published in 1200.
8Lee Kok Liang1974The Mutes in the Sun and Other Stories. Short stories and a novella.
9Tan Kok Seng1974Man of Malaysia. Second part of autobiography. Rendered into English in collaboration with Austin Coates.
10Jennifer Draskau, ed.1975Taw and Other Thai Stories: An Anthology. Translated from the Thai and with an introduction by Jennifer Draskau.
11Pramoedya Ananta Toer1975The Fugitive (Perburuan). Novel translated from the Indonesian by Harry Aveling, originally published in 1950.
12Tan Kok Seng1975Eye on the World. Third and final part of autobiography. Rendered into English in collaboration with Austin Coates.
13Alan Ayling & Duncan Mackintosh, trans.1976A Folding Screen: Selected Chinese Lyrics from T'ang to Mao Tse-tung. Originally published in 1974.
14Edwin Thumboo, ed.1976Second Tongue: An Anthology Of Poetry From Malaysia And Singapore. With an introduction by Edwin Thumboo. Contributors include Ee Tiang Hong, Muhammad Haji Salleh, Wong May and Arthur Yap.
15W. Somerset Maugham1976Maugham's Borneo Stories. Selected by G. V. de Freitas.
16Lloyd Fernando1976Scorpion Orchid. Novel.
17Goh Poh Seng1976Eyewitness. Poetry.
18Raden Adjeng Kartini1976Letters of a Javanese Princess. Translated by Agnes Louise Symmers, edited and with an introduction by Hildred Geertz and with an introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt. Originally published in 1912.
19Ee Tiang Hong1976Myths for a Wilderness. Poetry.
20Harry Aveling, ed.1976From Surabaya to Armageddon: Indonesian Short Stories. Translated from the Indonesian by Harry Aveling.
21Lin Yutang1977My Country And My People. Originally published in 1935.
22Jan Knappert1977Myths and Legends of Indonesia
23Austin Coates1977Myself a Mandarin. Memoir, originally published in 1968.
24Robert Yeo1977And Napalm Does Not Help. Poetry.
25Edwin Thumboo1977Gods Can Die. Poetry.
26Arthur Yap1977Commonplace. Poetry.
27Goh Poh Seng1977The Immolation. Novel.
28Syed Waliullah1978Tree Without Roots. Novel. Originally published in 1948.
29Robert Yeo, ed.1978Singapore Short Stories. With an introduction by Robert Yeo and notes by Tan Swee Kheng. Contributors include Catherine Lim, Gopal Baratham and Goh Sin Tub.
30Muhammad Haji Salleh1978Time and Its People. Poetry.
31Cecil Rajendra1978Bones & Feathers. Poetry.
32Edith L. Tiempo1978A Blade of Fern: A Novel About the Philippines
33Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai1978Chemmeen: A Novel About India. Translated by Narayana Menon, with an introduction by Santha Rama Rau. Originally published in 1964.
34Chung Chong-Wha, ed.1978Modern Far Eastern Stories
35Iwan Simatupang1978Kering (Drought). Novel translated from the Indonesian by Harry Aveling, originally published in 1972.
36Danarto1978Abracadabra. Short stories translated from the Indonesian by Harry Aveling.
37Catherine Lim1978Little Ironies: Stories of Singapore
38Ediriwira Sarachchandra1978Curfew and a Full Moon. Novel.
39Edwin Thumboo1979Ulysses by the Merlion. Poetry.
40Yasmine Gooneratne, ed.1979Stories from Sri Lanka. With an introduction by Yasmine Gooneratne.
41Shahnon Ahmad1979Srengenge. Novel translated from the Malay by Harry Aveling. Originally published in 1973. Winner of the Malaysian Novel of the Year 1970.
42Yasmine Gooneratne, ed.1979Poems from India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore
43Robert Burdette Sweet1979Akbar the Great. Novel.
44Stanley R. Munro, ed.1979Genesis of a Revolution: An Anthology of Modern Chinese Short Stories. Translated from the Chinese by Stanley R. Munro. Contributors include Ba, J., Bing, X. and Ding, L.
45Tan Kok Seng1979Three Sisters of Sz. Novel. Rendered into English in collaboration with Austin Coates.
46Hwang Sun-Won1980The Stars and Other Korean Short Stories. Translated from the Korean and with an introduction by Edward W. Poitras.
47Kim Man-Jung1980A Nine Cloud Dream. Translated from the Korean by Richard Rutt.
48Arthur Yap1980Down the Line. Poetry.
49Ly Singko, trans.1980Reunion & Other Stories
50Shahnon Ahmad1980The Third Notch and Other Stories. Translated from the Malay by Harry Aveling.
51Umar Kayam1980Sri Sumarah and Other Stories. Translated from the Indonesian by Harry Aveling.
52Ruth Lor Malloy1980Beyond the Heights. Novel.
53Ishak Haji Muhammad1980The Prince of Mount Tahan (Putera Gunung Tahan). Translated from the Malay by Harry Aveling.
54F. Sionil José1980Waywaya: Eleven Filipino Short Stories
55Jan Knappert1980Malay Myths and Legends
56Lee Tzu Pheng1980Prospect Of A Drowning. Poetry. Winner of the National Book Development Council of Singapore's Book Award for English Poetry 1982.
57Chung Chong-Wha, ed.1980Modern Korean Short Stories
58Linda Ty-Casper1980Dread Empire. Novella.
59Catherine Lim1980Or Else, the Lightning God & Other Stories
60Shirley Geok-lin Lim1980Crossing The Peninsula & Other Stories. Poetry. Winner of the Commonwealth Poetry Prize.
61J. R. Haldar1981Early Buddhist Mythology. With a foreword by C. Sircar.
62Robert Yeo, ed.1981ASEAN Short Stories. Anthology. Contributors include Gopal Baratham, Stella Kon and Rebecca Chua.
63Lloyd Fernando, ed.1981Malaysian Short Stories. Anthology with an introduction by Lloyd Fernando.
64A. Samad Said1981Lazy River (Sungai Mengalir Lesu). Novel translated from the Malay by Harry Aveling. Originally published in 1967.
65Lee Kok Liang1981Flowers in the Sky. Novel.
66Michael Soh & Lim Yoon Lin1981A Son of a Mother. Originally published in 1973.
67Rebecca Chua1981The Newspaper Editor and Other Stories
68Lee Ding Fai1981Running Dog
69K.S. Maniam1981The Return. Novel.
70Heah Chwee Sian1981A Wisp of Bliss and Other Stories
71Wong Meng Voon1981Glimpses of the Past: Stories from Singapore & Malaysia
72H. Jathar Salij1982Shadow Play and Other Stories
73Oh Yong-su1985The Good People: Korean Stories. Translated from the Korean by Marshall R. Pihl.
74Michael Smithies1985A Busy Week: Tales from Today's Thailand
75Wong Swee Hoon1985The Phoenix and Other Stories
76Woo Keng Thye1986Web of Tradition. Novel.
77Arthur Yap1986Man Snake Apple & Other Poems
78Robert Yeo1986The Adventures Of Holden Heng. Novel.
79Goh Sin Tub1987Honour and Other Stories. Originally published in 1986 as The Battle of the Bands.
80Catherine Lim1987The Shadow of a Shadow of a Dream: Love Stories of Singapore
81Goh Sin Tub1987The Ghost Lover Of Emerald Hill And Other Stories
82Ediriwira Sarachchandra1987Foam Upon the Stream: A Japanese Elegy. Novel.
83Nalla Tan1989Hearts & Crosses. Short stories.
84Goh Sin Tub1989The Nan-Mei-Su Girls of Emerald Hill. Novel.
85Woo Keng Thye1989Encounter and Other Stories
86Catherine Khoo1990Love Notes
87Goh Sin Tub1990Ghosts of Singapore!. Short stories.
88Othman Wok1991Malayan Horror: Macabre Tales Of Singapore And Malaysia In The 50s
89Woo Keng Thye1991Winds of Change. Novel.
90Wong Swee Hoon1991A Dying Breed. Short stories.
91Goh Sin Tub1991More Ghosts of Singapore!. Short stories.
92W. W. Williams1991Reflections in the River: Contemporary Japanese Short Stories
93Lin Yutang1992The Importance of Living. Originally published in 1937.
94Syed Adam Aljafri1992Ollie's Search For Golden Hope & Other Stories
95Jack Reynolds1992Daughters of an Ancient Race. Originally published in 1974.
96Judith Anne Lucas & Marsha Goh1992Tales of the Hungry Ghosts
97Helen Lee, ed.1992Tapestry: A Collection of Short Stories. Contributors include Gopal Baratham, Arthur Yap and Nalla Tan.
98Catherine Lim1992Deadline for Love and Other Stories
99Catherine Lim1992Love's Lonely Impulses. Poetry.
100Judith Anne Lucas1993Fancies and Follies: Stories of Love
101Goh Sin Tub1993Goh's 12 Best Singapore Stories
102Toh Weng Choy1993Sunshine in the Rain: A Maid's Courage
103Catherine Lim1993The Best Of Catherine Lim. Short stories.
104Robert Raymer1993Lovers and Strangers. Short stories.
105Michael Smithies1993Bight Of Bangkok: A Collection Of Short Stories
106Beth Yahp1993The Crocodile Fury. Novel. Originally published in 1992.
107Goh Poh Seng1994If We Dream Too Long. Novel originally published in 1972. Winner of the National Book Development Council of Singapore's Fiction Book Award 1976.
108C.C. Hu1994Silent Cries from the Dark. Short stories.
109Goh Sin Tub1994Mass Possession: A True Story! Tales of the Supernatural and Natural
110Marie Gerrina Louis1994The Road To Chandibole. Novel.
111Douglas Lee1994A Rose Has Thorns. Novel.
112Woo Keng Thye1994Reincarnation and Other Short Stories
113Marie Gerrina Louis1995Junos. Novel.
114Syed Adam Aljafri1996Reminiscences: A Collection of Short Stories

Siehe auch

Literatur

  • Leon Comber: “Publishing Asian Writers in English” in: Mimi Chan, Ray Harris (Hrsg.): Asian Voices in English. Hong Kong University Press. 1991 pp. 79–86. ISBN 9622092829. (Online-Teilansicht)

Einzelnachweise und Fußnoten

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