The Elephant Trophy and Other Stories by Paul Gnanaselvam - ISBN: 9789814914017
Paperback
Malaysian Indian lives laid bare: demons, dreams, and daily transactions.

The Elephant Trophy and Other Stories

  • Paperback

    248 pages

  • Release Date

    3 August 2021

Summary

A distinct glimpse into the transactional experiences of a community as migrants, citizens, and the marginalized.

The Elephant Trophy and Other Stories is a collection of 18 slice-of-life short stories featuring nuanced and diverse depictions of the Indian community in Malaysia. The overall theme of this collection echoes the outer and inner demons that possess the Malaysian Indian community. Specifically, the stories dictate the outlook of their lives as both Indians and Mal…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9789814914017
ISBN-10:9814914010
Author:Paul Gnanaselvam
Publisher:Penguin Random House SEA
Imprint:Penguin Random House SEA
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:248
Release Date:3 August 2021
Weight:252g
Dimensions:197mm x 131mm x 15mm
About The Author

Paul Gnanaselvam

Paul GnanaSelvam is an Ipoh-born writer and poet whose work often focuses on the experiences, issues and identity conflicts of those in the Indian diaspora. His poems and short stories have been published both locally and internationally in emagazines, anthologies and literary journals.

His first collection of short stories, a mixed bag of themes on Malaysian Indians, was published in Nov 2013 by MPH Group Publishing, Malaysia. The collection was used as reading texts for the English Literature programmes both at University Tunku Abdul Rahman and University of Nottingham in Malaysia. It was also studied for literature based thesis projects and coursework by undergraduates. Paul currently lectures at University Tunku Abdul Rahman in Kampar, Perak, West Malaysia.

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