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- General
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TBR (To Be Read): Doomscrolling? Try short forms
SINGAPORE – The modern unit of attention is the reel. The longest book everyone has read is written on the infinite scroll. I am trying to give up doomscrolling by picking up a fat, immersive novel, but my fingers falter for quick dopamine. Not my smartphone, decimator of attention, but the shortest forms of literature, which thrive in extreme compression. Palm-of-the-hand stories, smoke-long narratives, postcard fiction, lunch poems, koans, the hedgehog of an aphorism – minimal acreage, maximal harvest. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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Book review: Lev Grossman's epic Bright Sword is a fluid retelling of Arthurian legend
Author Lev Grossman spent a decade writing his latest fantasy novel, The Bright Sword. PHOTOS: DEL REY, BEOWULF SHEEHAN The Bright Sword By Lev Grossman Del Rey/Paperback/674 pages/$40.91 Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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Book review: The Summer House by Masashi Matsuie is a quiet ode to Japanese architecture
Masashi Matsuie's debut novel The Summer House won the prestigious Yomiuri Prize for Literature, an honour typically reserved for veterans. PHOTOS: OTHER PRESS LLC, TARO TERASAWA The Summer House By Masashi Matsuie, translated by Margaret Mitsutani Other Press/Fiction/400 pages/$29.98 Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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From editor to writer: Masashi Matsuie fulfils childhood ambition at 54
Masashi Matsuie is the author of The Summer House, which is out in stores. PHOTO: TARO TERASAWA TOKYO – In 1979, Masashi Matsuie was given an honorary mention for a literary newcomer award for a short story. That same year, Haruki Murakami, the tour de force in Japanese literature, got his big break when he clinched a different newcomer award and released his debut Hear The Wind Sing. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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- Politics
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Yemen missile launched toward Israel 'most likely' intercepted, Israeli army says
Yemen missile launched toward Israel 'most likely' intercepted, Israeli army says The Israeli army said on Saturday that a missile launched from Yemen toward Israeli territory had been "most likely successfully intercepted". Israel has threatened Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement - which has been attacking Israel in what it says is solidarity with Gaza - with a naval and air blockade if its attacks on Israel persist. Since the start of Israel's war in Gaza in October 2023, the Houthis, who control most of Yemen, have been firing at Israel and at shipping in the Red Sea, disrupting global trade. Most of the dozens of missiles and drones they have launched have been intercepted or fallen short. Israel has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
