Hailed as the definitive Singaporean novel , this new edition of Heartland is accompanied by a new preface by author Daren Shiau and a publisher s foreword that contextualises the novel s imprint on the Singapore literary landscape since its first publication in 1999.
An iconic work, Heartland explores the paradox of rootedness and rootlessness in fast-changing Singapore. Set in the early 1990s, the novel follows the years of Wing Seng as he leaves school and is conscripted into full-ti ...