Organizer: The New York Public Library

Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY

Description:

Acclaimed translator Jeremy Tiang joins us to discuss his debut novel and winner of the Singapore Literature Prize, State of Emergency.

This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 7th Floor.

About the Book:

Siew Li leaves her husband and children to fight for freedom in the jungles of Malaya. Decades later, a Malaysian journalist returns to her homeland to uncover the truth of a massacre committed during the Emergency, while Siew Li's son uncovers the truth of his family's past. Jeremy Tiang's debut novel State of Emergency follows an extended family from the 1940s to the present day as they navigate the choppy political currents of the region.

About the Speakers:

Jeremy Tiang is a novelist and playwright, and the translator of over thirty books from Chinese. He was awarded the Singapore Literature Prize for his novel State of Emergency and for his translation of Zhang Yueran's Cocoon, and he recently won an Obie Award for his play Salesman之死. Originally from Singapore, he now lives in New York City.

Registration:

To attend the event in person, please register here.