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Jennani Durai

    Jennani Durai verfasst Prosa, die sich mit komplexen Beziehungen und persönlichen Geschichten mit scharfem Einblick auseinandersetzt. Ihre Erzählungen erforschen oft Themen wie Bedauern und die Vergangenheit und legen menschliche Emotionen und die Komplexität des Lebens frei. Durai nähert sich ihren Geschichten mit einem sorgfältigen Auge für Details und einem lyrischen Stil, der die Leser in ihre Welten zieht. Ihr Schreiben ist intim und nachdenklich und lädt zur Reflexion über gemeinsame menschliche Erfahrungen ein.

    Regrettable Things That Happened Yesterday
    • Shortlisted for the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize for Fiction “The stories in this gorgeous collection are complex yet clear, heartbreaking yet hopeful, sharp-witted yet compassionate. Jennani Durai is an exciting new voice in literature, a writer to watch!” –Tayari Jones, multi-award-winning author of An American Marriage A teenager discovers his grandfather's secret identity only after his death. A young immigrant to 1940s Singapore is convinced the end-times are nigh. A man is tasked with bringing the corpse of his estranged brother home from Phuket. A reporter is torn between doing her a job and respecting her friend’s privacy. From obituaries and job ads to crime reports and horoscopes, Regrettable Things That Happened Yesterday is a collection of ten short stories connected by the motif of newspapers, and the unexpected ways they end up affecting our lives.

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