小说入围名单
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《豹变》
黄凯德
《豹变》
《豹变》收集了黄凯德过去创作发表的十部短篇小说,除了在本地报章发表之外,部分短篇小说也曾被翻译刊载在外国的文学平台。从殖民地年代跨越到独立建国时期,小说里的故事环节与背景,皆建立在真实的历史事件。这是凯德的『新加坡故事』,或者像法国学者李欧塔所谓的『小叙事』,志在重述那些微小的,可能被遗忘的时代断层。
Black Panther
Black Panther is a collection of 10 short stories published in local newspapers, and some which were translated and published in overseas literary platforms. Spanning from the colonial period to the modern independent era, the themes of the stories place historical incidents into a fictional framework that depicts the everyday lives of Singaporeans. It is the author’s own “Singapore Story”, similar to French philosopher Jean François Lyotard’s retelling of forgotten events and weaving them into the fabric of a generation.
《建国》
谢裕民
《建国》
小说通过男主角建国在2015年12月31日,回溯SG50这一年,以及他在这半世纪的生活与国家的发展。建国生于1959年,这一年新加坡成为自治邦,父亲便为他取名“建国”。建国是华校生,毕业后当公务员,铁饭碗,是一名建筑绘图员。随着政府部门私营化、电脑化,中年建国被裁,从此以教补习为业,“兼职”玩股票,积极的过自己的被裁生活。教补老师回望的2015年,对建国总理李光耀逝世、大选、烟霾突破100点等都心有戚戚焉,比如身为建国baby,他对建国总理的感受等。建国还编写了一本《SG50辞典》,在小说之外附设词典,记载这一年发生在新加坡或与新加坡人相关的人与事。
Kian Kok
Kian Kok is based on SG50, reflecting significant events and the progress of our nation state as Singaporeans celebrate the golden jubilee. Born in 1959, Chinese-educated Kian Kok worked as an architectural draughtsman until his mid-career retrenchment. As he looks back on major events of 2015, including the passing of Lee Kuan Yew and the General Election, they resonate deeply. An SG50 Dictionary detailing people and events that made the news during that year is included.
《邻人的运气》
原非
《邻人的运气》
继获得2017年金笔奖小说组第一名之后,这是原非的短篇小说作品首次结集。10则风格各异的短篇小说,独居的男子爱上了一张照片,却对照片的主人并未心动;小女孩在父母刷洗血迹的声音中甜甜睡去,却每天深夜在特定的时间开始侦察;心如死灰的美女和第十二个男人相亲,得知对方在屠宰场工作后却决定带给母亲见面; 老人相信凭借风水的力量便可将运气掌握在手中,就此两家邻居的命运紧紧交缠在一起。不同故事之间时有关联,文笔风格多变,多由小事生发开来,以“城市边缘人”如独居老人,锁匠,屠宰场工人等为主体,展示了人们从童年到恋爱,结婚,繁衍,到老死的不同生命阶段里,真实而奇幻的生活困境,及对爱,尊严,或虚无缥缈之物徒劳的执著。
Neighbour’s Luck
Neighbour's Luck is Yuan Fei's first collection of short stories. The ten stories intertwine the tales of elderly folks living alone, locksmiths, abattoir workers, and others, exploring different facets of lives experienced by these “outsiders," their persistence in love, dignity, and their realities and fantasies as they grow up, fall in love, get married, have children, and age amid real yet dreamlike circumstances. Neighbour's Luck was the winner of the Golden Point Award 2017 for short stories.
《沙漠里的故事》
尤今
《沙漠里的故事》
《沙漠里的故事 》总共收录了10篇以沙地阿拉伯为背景的写实小说。尤今曾经旅居沙特阿拉伯一年余,在这个黄沙莽莽的大漠,她邂逅了许多来自世界各地的异乡人,他们全都是怀着改善生活的美梦来此打拼的。在和这些异乡人交往时,她深切地感觉,他们就像是一部部厚厚的书,每一部书的内容都是绝无仅有的、丰富的、深邃的、动人的。在阅读的过程中,她笑、她哭;而在笑声泪影中,他们祸福与共地成了她生命里的一个个烙印。
Desert Stories
Desert Stories is a collection of 10 non-fictional prose pieces set in Saudi Arabia. Beguiling, plaintive, and profoundly insightful, You Jin’s fiction is a vivid evocation of Saudi society.
《孕鱼》
随庭
《孕鱼》
《孕鱼》收录八部短篇小说。《孕鱼》曾获2015年金笔奖小说组首奖,以充满奇幻色彩的人鱼意象,隐喻女性生育命题,探讨人的存在意义。另一得奖作品《老店》则以老店与老主人的命运重叠,展现传统和现代发展的格格不入,深刻又触动人心。随庭热衷书写城市生活的隐秘故事,尤为关注女性,透过小说关照生活中的爱与苦,因为——“夜晚的城市,万家灯火,最是孤独”。
Fish Birth
Fish Birth is a collection of eight short stories. The title story, which explores issues associated with pregnancy and existential problems modern people struggle with, won the Golden Point Award in 2015. Another award winning story, Old Shop is a touching tale of the overlapping destinies of an old shop and its owner, showing the conflict between traditional heritage and modern development. In the collection, Sui Ting presents secret stories of modern urban life from a female perspective.