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READING / MEET-THE-AUTHOR: Book Talk Cock – Spiaking Singlish with Gwee Li Sui

  • Huggs-Epigram Coffee Bookshop 45 Maxwell Road Singapore, 069118 Singapore (map)
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You know what the meaning of “lah” is or not? If not right, then you die-die must come to this event lah. Lepak with author of Spiaking Singlish, Gwee Li Sui, until your Singlish macam pro only. Dun paiseh leh, this unker very friendly one.

Dr Gwee Li Sui is a former academic who now labours in the arts as a poet, writer, editor, literary critic, and graphic artist. He wrote Singapore’s first long-form graphic novel, Myth of the Stone, back in 1993 and has five books of verse to date. Gwee continues to teach at various institutions and universities. He is a popular speaker at schools and festivals and is often sought for his opinions on literature, language, and religion. He has also been on the evaluation panels of many local and international writing awards.


VENUE: Huggs-Epigram Coffee Bookshop
ADDRESS: 45 Maxwell Road, #01-01, Singapore 069118
EVENT WEBSITE: Facebook

DATE AND TIME
31 Jan 2020, 7pm-8pm