Penghulu Condition:Like New Zaina Arafat's powerful debut novel

Zaina Arafat's powerful debut novel traces her protagonist's progress from blushing teen to creative and confused adulthood

the framing of knowledge

is a 17 year old orphan left in the care of her fearful uncle

there's no way I can meditate

Dr Kirkpatrick is particularly concerned with features of language and structure which scholars have tended to overlook in emphasising the philosophical character of Dante's poetry

Penghulu Condition:Like New Zaina Arafat's powerful debut novelPak Suleh was the penghulu of Pulau Sebidang, one of the influential village headmen of the islands of the South. Forced to relocate to a small high rise flat on mainland Singapore, he worries for the future of his family and yearns for his beloved island. A powerful meditation on loss, Penghulu is a portrait of a man struggling to return to his old way of life. But can Pak Suleh thwart the plans of his son in law, a newly elected member of parliament