The Complete Eh, Goondu! Alexander Loyd This thrilling trip to the

This thrilling trip to the age of innocence is anything but innocent

The tale of the crystal kiosk by Murathan MunganElephant vanishes by Haruki MurakamiMark of Satan by Joyce Carol OatesIn the shadow of war by Ben OkriWhere the jackals howl by Amos OzLife and adventures of shed number XII by Victor PelevinTalking dog by Francine ProseFree radio by Salman RushdieAfrica kills her sun by Ken Saro-WiwaRing by Ingo SchulzeLearning to swim by Graham SwiftRiddle by Antonio TabucchiMinutes of glory by Ngugi Wa Thiong'oOn the golden porch by Tatyana TolstayaJohn-Jin by Rose Tremain by Who

Away on a holiday together in a nameless city

An abandoned orphanage

talks to itself

The Complete Eh, Goondu! Alexander Loyd This thrilling trip to theSylvia Toh's bestselling Eh, Goodu! and Lagi Goodu! appeared in 1982 and 1986 and famously crystallised many of the words and phrases which form Singapore's expressive patois, Singlish. This "vernacular" is now a subject of serious study as well as controversy and is often an ever evolving feature of Singaporean identity. These two publications have now been made available again in this welcome 2010 single volume reissue. Author: Sylvia Toh Paik Choo