Kitaab launches Isa Kamari’s novel, The Throne, at SWF 2021

Kitaab launched Isa Kamari’s latest novel, The Throne, at the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) on 14 November 2021 via Zoom. The event was moderated by poet and editor Dr. Alvin Pang.

The novel presents a gripping story of person suffering from schizophrenia in modern Singapore. The narrative traces the alienation and failures that he faces from teenage years to adulthood which result in his mental disorder. It is both realistic and allegorical at the same time and makes use of poetry to bring together parts of the prose seamlessly. The novel also attempts to explore the intricate relationship between insanity, creativity and spirituality. It is through the understanding and mastering of this delicate yet fertile balance and unity that the healing process takes place, but it is not without much suffering and sacrifice. Paperback and Kindle versions of this anthology are now available globally through Amazon.com.

Copies are also available at kitaabstore.com, Kinokuniya Books and Amazon.com.

Isa has written 10 novels, 3 collections of poetry, a collection of short stories, a book of essays on Singapore Malay poetry, a collection of theatre scripts and lyrics of 2 song albums, all in Malay. His novels have been translated into English, Turkish, Urdu, Arabic, Thai, Indonesian and Mandarin. Translation into Hindi, Spanish and Russian is also in the pipeline. His collections of essays and selected poems have been translated into English. His first novel in English, Tweet was published in 2016. Isa was conferred the Southeast Asia Write Award from Thailand in 2006, the Singapore Cultural Medallion in 2007, the Anugerah Tun Seri Lanang from the Singapore Malay Language Council in 2009, and the Mastera Literary Award from Brunei Darussalam in 2018.

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Namrata is a published author who enjoys writing stories and think pieces on travel, relationships, and gender. She is a UEA alumnus and has studied travel writing at the University of Sydney.

She is also an independent editor and a book reviewer. Her writings can be found on various sites and magazines like the Asian Review of Books, Contemporary South Asia Journal of King’s College-London, Mad in Asia, The Friday Times, Daily Star, The Scroll, Feminism in India, The Brown Orient Journal, Inkspire Journal, Moonlight Journal, The Same, Chronic Pain India and Cafe Dissensus.

Her short stories have been a part of various anthologies . She has also published two short story collections of her own along with two solo titles as well. She is currently working on her debut novel. She loves travelling the length and breadth of the world and enjoys capturing the magic of life in her words. She is always in pursuit of a new country and a new story.

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