Light And Thread (Hardback)

Synopsis

What is love?
It is the gold thread connecting between our hearts.

In this light-filled and multi-faceted book, her first since being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, Han Kang draws together the threads of her work and life, tracing the connections between her interior and exterior worlds through a sequence of essays, poems, photographs and diaries.

A book of reflections, of words and light, it has at its heart the tiny, north-facing courtyard garden at her home, cultivated solely through the reflected sunlight of the mirrors which she must move throughout the day, as the earth turns on its axis.

About The Authors

Warren Fernandez has loved reading and writing for as long as he can remember. From The Cat in the Hat to To Kill a Mockingbird, and favorites ranging from Murakami novels to works by Shakespeare, books have shaped the way he thinks, works, and leads. They sparked ideas that carried him from reporter to Editor-In-Chief of The Straits Times and President of the World Editors Forum. Today, as a Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, he continues to read widely to engage with ideas, issues and people, while serving on Singapore's Public Service Commission and as Deputy Chair of the National Library Board. The title for his essay in this volume sums it up simply: Reading Made Me.

Table of Content

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Read to Know:
  • Lee Hsien Loong
  • Goh Swee Chen
  • Arthur Lang
  • Wahab Yusoff
  • Sandra Davie
  • Heng Swee Keat
  • Steven Sim Chee Keong
  • Rohit Brijnath
  • Walid Jumblatt
  • Thomas Jacob
  • Mazuin Zin
  • Ravi Velloor
  • Tan Kong Yam
  • Melanie Khow
  • Collen Yau
• Read to Grow:
  • Bhagyashree Garekar
  • Violet Oon
  • Chitra Rajaram
  • Puty Puar
  • David Walmsley
  • Rakesh Thukral
  • Low Shi Ping
  • Alexander Chua
  • Jason Leow
  • Lee Jun Kai, Jia Ying and Jun Yi
  • Zachary Wong
  • Alison Lye
• Read to Go:
  • Zakir Hussain
  • Kahchun Wong
  • Vikram Khanna
  • Ken Choi
  • Hoo Cher Mou
  • Julie Hoo
  • Ooi Kee Beng
  • Cian Sacker Ooi
  • Farah Nadine Seth
  • Andrea Pasion-Flores
  • Hairianto Diman
• Read to Feel:
  • Daniel Fung
  • Irene Ng
  • Angie Chew
  • Tan Tai Yong
  • Serene Cai
  • William Choong
• Read to Give:
  • Tommy Koh
  • Ng Cher Pong
  • Beatrice Chia-Richmond
  • Joseph Chinyong Liow
  • Siva Govindasamy
  • Priscilla Tan
  • Irene Hoe
• Read to Live:
  • Warren Fernandez
  • Asad Latif
  • Kumar Ramakrishna
  • Leong Ching
  • Jo Osorio
  • Sumiko Tan
  • Edson Tandoc Jr
  • Leslie Koh
  • Deborah Koh
  • Charissa Yong
  • Ho Seng Chee
  • Sunaina Kura
  • Krist Boo
  • Rex Heng
  • Simon Lee
  • Loh Chin Ee
  • Manu Bhaskaran
  • Haslina Hassan
• Parting Words
• List of Contributors