Jialat Lah: An Antiplay

by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé

107 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2017

About the author

Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé is the author of an epistolary novel, a hybrid work, a neo-noir proem suite, and six poetry collections. Founding editor of Squircle Line Press, Desmond has edited over fifteen books and co-produced three audio books, several pro bono for non-profit organisations. Trained in publishing at Stanford, with a world religions Master’s from Harvard and creative writing Master’s from Notre Dame, his honours include the PEN American Center Shorts Prize, Poetry World Cup, Beverly Hills International Book Award, Living Now Book Award, Independent Publisher Book Award, National Indie Excellence Book Award, and USA Regional Excellence Book Award.

Reviews

[SgJuliaKristeva · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't remember where this came from lol was clearing my room the other day and this came up. This was a such a gem to read it's a flavourful mix of the atas English and the (almost extremely) crass and vulgar Hokkien-Singlish we have in Singapore. Truly an iconic piece of work.

[Remy · Rating 4 out of 5]

only in singapore and this antiplay will you find people speaking the queen's english in one sentence and spewing hokkien obscenities in the next. or both. shiok.