Enrique the Black
$38.30
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
24 August 2021
Summary
A coming-of-age epic, set during the decade Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigated the world, as seen through the eyes of his indentured Malay slave.
Who was the man they called Enrique the Black?
Taken from his family and forced into slavery during the Portuguese invasion of Malacca in 1511, the Malay boy, rechristened as Enrique, must quickly adapt to a new religion and to the strange new lands of Portugal and Spain.
A decade later, his master Ferdinand Magellan, dreamin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789814954051 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9814954055 |
| Author: | Danny Jalil |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House SEA |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House SEA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 24 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 331g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 136mm x 216mm |
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Danny Jalil
Danny Jalil majored in Multimedia Arts and studied Creative Writing and Screenwriting at LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts, during which time he wrote numerous short stories and film scripts.
His short film comedy ‘Spun’ was nominated the merit prize at the National University of Singapore Student’s Union (NUSSU) Inter-Tertiary Video Festival.
He has also written movie reviews and conducted interviews for First Magazine and has had his works published in Singapore’s Greatest Comics (Nice One Entertainment) and ACTOR (A Commitment To Our Roots).
His novel The Machine Boy was a winner of NAC’s Beyond Words: Young and Younger Award and published by Straits Times Press. He has also written the graphic novel Lieutenant Adnan and The Last Regiment, illustrated by artist Zaki Ragman, published by Asiapac Books.
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