Title: Songsang
Description: It was the first serious philosophical Malay novel by a young author of that era. The novel interestingly touched on values, contradicting values faced by Ramadan, a normal Malay Muslim living in a rapid changing society of modern Singapore. To certain extend, it was a brave political writing sub-consciously!
Subjects: Reviewing it Post 911 will be interesting!
Places: Singapore - the legal institution, the prison, the police station, HDB flat.
People: The Malay Muslim Singaporean, Ramadan, Mahbob
Time periods: 1984