Clan

<p>The past gets in the way of present and future possibilities yet without it what hope is there for self-knowing and wisdom? These questions are explored in Yeo Wei Wei's transcreation and adaptation of Soon Ai Ling's stories.</p><p><br></p><p>Characters are caught up in private fantasies as they strive for freedom to love freedom from fate.</p><p><br></p><p>A multi-generational family mourns the mysterious disappearance of a flamboyant uncle with vampiric complexion. A teacher looks forward to her reunion with an apprentice whom she has adored for decades and secretly worships as a reincarnated goddess of Chinese embroidery. A teenager tries to save her baby by hugging a vending machine and refusing to give birth.</p><p><br></p><p>CONTENTS:</p><p><br></p><p>PART 1: ADAPTATIONS</p><p>Clan; The Phoenix of Big House; Table Manners; Dreaming of Madam Bai and Her Noble Peacocks</p><p><br></p><p>PART 2: TRANCREATIONS</p><p>Batik Rondo; The Talented Chef Tham; Opera; The Jade Around My Neck; Possession</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p><strong>Soon Ai Ling</strong> is a native of Huiyang Guangdong. She holds a bachelor's degree in Chinese Language and Literature from Nanyang University Singapore (1971) and a PhD from the University of Hong Kong (1995). Soon is an award-winning author of several novels and anthologies. Her works have been translated into Japanese English and Malay. She was a lecturer at the Hong Kong Institute of Education (1997-2005) and the National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University Singapore (2006-2013). At present she is a guest lecturer at the Education University of Hong Kong and NTU Singapore.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Yeo Wei Wei </strong>is a writer and translator based in Singapore. Her short stories have been longlisted in the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (2021) and Glimmer Train (2013). She holds a MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) from the University of East Anglia.</p><p><br></p>