A Candle or the Sun

TitleA Candle or the Sun
Year for Search1991
AuthorsBaratham, Gopal(1935-2002)
Date Published1991
PublisherSerpent’s Tail.
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsMale author, Singaporean author
Annotation

The novel is set in an authoritarian dystopia that is in conflict with a cult called the Children of the Book.

Info Notes

“Kissful of Tears”, “Double Exposure”, and “Dutch Courage,” were previously published in his People Make You Cry. Singapore: Times Books International, 1988, but there are no chapter titles in this book. 

Holding Institutions

PU

Author Note

The Singaporean author (1935-2002) was a neurosurgeon.

Full Text

1991 Baratham, Gopal (1935-2002). A Candle or the Sun. London: Serpent’s Tail. “Kissful of Tears”, “Double Exposure”, and “Dutch Courage,” were previously published in his People Make You Cry. Singapore: Times Books International, 1988, but there are no chapter titles in this book. PU

The novel is set in an authoritarian dystopia that is in conflict with a cult called the Children of the Book. The Singaporean author was a neurosurgeon.