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Literature

Prasanthi Ram

Nine Yard Sarees: a short story cycle

Nine Yard Sarees is a multigenerational portrait of a fictional Tamil Brahmin family. Comprising eleven interlinked stories, this short story cycle traces the lives of nine women from 1950 all the way to 2019, shedding light on the community and its evolution through the decades. As the stories take us from India to Singapore, Australia and even America, we follow the experiences of the women in the family. Tender, dynamic and full of heart, this cycle is a resonant portrayal of female solidarity and the complexities of the diasporic experience in contemporary Singapore.

Prasanthi Ram is a full-time writing lecturer at Nanyang Technological University. In 2020, she co-founded Mahogany Journal, an online literary journal that platforms South Asian writers in Singapore.

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