Clutch, Brake, Sellerator and Other Stories

Book Description:

From a shape-shifting tigress, a brave tribal warrior, and a mother who will do anything to protect her child, to a young girl who observes and experiences a loss of innocence, a town with seemingly immortal inhabitants life changes forever after his driving lessons, this collection of stories from the winners and shortlisted writers of the MPH-Alliance Bank National Short Story Prize 2009 demonstrates the diverse imagination and skill of Malaysian writers who are published, unpublished or have attempted the short-story form for the very first time.

The competition was organised in 2009 to promote the short-story form, to discover new writers and to encourage existing writers to continue honing their craft. Comprising stories by the joint winners of the Prize—Tan Twan Eng and Ivan Yeo—and the shortlisted writers, Vincent Foo, Zed Adam Idris, Shih-Li Kow and Lee Eeleen, this collection not only entertains but also showcases the finest new writing in Malaysian fiction today.