A translated work of flash fiction about an ant enthralled by its reflection in a water droplet.
Published: 14 Sep 2020
By: Yeng Pway Ngon
Time taken : ~10mins
A translated work of flash fiction about an ant enthralled by its reflection in a water droplet.
Listen to a reading of the story in Mandarin by Neo Haibin:
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Yeng Pway Ngon is one of Singapore’s most prolific Chinese-language writers, having published over 25 volumes of poetry, essays, fiction, plays and literary criticism. He received the National Book Development Council of Singapore's Book Award in 1988, the Singapore Literature Prize in 2004, 2008 and 2012, and the S.E.A. Write Award in 2013. In 2003, Yeng received the Cultural Medallion for his contributions to literature in Singapore.
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