Burn After Dawn seeks to capture a part of our history (the Japanese Occupation) that may not be as distant as we think, whose aftermath is still intimately entwined with our lives today. From air raids to the Battle of Opium Hill, from the Alexandra Hospital massacre to Sook Ching and Kempeitai anarchy, this book examines the bitter truths of our history and the memories we’ve sought to reclaim.
About Burn After Dawn: From the gap of two generations, a young Singaporean poet interrogates the victors, vanquished and victims of Singapore’s surrender in 1945. The weighty records of the Japanese Occupation are questioned: air raids, the Battle of Opium Hill, the Alexandra Hospital massacare, Sook Ching, Kempeitai anarchy, comfort women stations.
These, bound up with terrible family accounts, are examined through poetic lenses, sometimes magnified, other times widened, but unremittingly focused.
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DATE & TIME:
4 Oct 2024, 7pm