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|  | | ...mere deaths and the mostly dead: Six Long and Four Short Stories
Four of these stories have already appeared in Authorsden.com. Likewise Poetrysoup.com. The French National Library/Bibliothèque national refused to stock this book and a few other titles of the same author
submitted by him.
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...mere deaths and the mostly dead: A Collection of Six Long and Four Short Stories by T. Wignesan
Dedicated to my maternal uncle Mathiaparanam s/o V. N. Kandiah and grandson of Mudaliar Vaithilingam, all of a traditionally Ayurvedic physician family of Tamil Nadu and the old Ceylon
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The author of these short and long stories spent almost all his adult life in some of Europe's major cities and towns since the middle fifties. He has not included all the | |  | | Anthology of Malaysian-Singaporean Literatures & Tracks of a Tramp 2014
The first non-Malay anthology of the literatures of Malaysia and Singapore & Tracks of a Tramp, edited and authored by T. Wignesan
T Wignesan (Ed). Bunga Emas: An Anthology of Contemporary Malaysian Literature, 1930-1963 & T.Wignesan. Tracks of a Tramp (A first collection of poems, 1948-61). Kuala Lumpur: Silverfish Books, 2014, 287p.
US$ 15.50
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Malaysian-Singaporean Literatures in English, Chinese and Tamil (1930-1963)
T Wignesan (ed)
ISBN 10: 9833221491 / ISBN 13: 9789833221493 Published by Silverfish Books, Kuala Lumpur, 2014
New Condition: New Soft cover Save for L | |  | | Asianists' ASIA, Vol. V, Ed. by T. Wignesan
A journal founded and edited by T. Wignesan under the aegis of the Research Centre in Asian Studies, Paris, where academics and journalists of all denominations can and may express themselves on subjects freely on all countries in Asia.
"Asianists' Asia", – March 22, 2009. Allahabad: Cyberwit.net, Edited
by T. Wignesan (Author)/b>
About the Contributors:
Michael BACKMAN, Degree in Economics (First Class). Australian journalist writing on Asian politics, financial and economic issues. Author of the best-seller: "Asian Eclipse: Exposing the Dark Side of Business in Asia."
Lucy Sai-ki CHEAH, Doctorand-Collaborator at the Centre for Ethics and Global Politics, Luiss University of Rome, Italy. Master's degree from the Institute of International Education, Stockholm University, Sweden. | |  | | Blind Man's Lantern: Poems that lash out, mock and rip into the Dark, 1948-
DON'T BUY THIS BOOK put out by the VANITY-PRINTER: Fullof deliberate errors. [Poems written since 1948, with an "Introduction" by Eric Mottram on Wignesan's poems written before 1958, published in German in "Forum Academicum" at Heidelberg University, July 1958.]
Blind Man’s Lantern: Poems that lash out, mock and rip into the Dark, 1948 - 2015
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The composition, layout and editing of the poems in this book were undertaken by the author at his residence in Créteil (Paris), France during 2012 to 2015. | |  | | Etude comparée des littératures...de Malaisie et de Singapour 1941-86
The only State doctoral dissertation spanning an entire contemporary period from since prior to WWII.
Étude comparée des littératures nationales et ou officielles de la Malaisie et de Singapour depuis 1941, Vol. I (Text, Notes, Ethno-Linguistic Maps & History of the region, plus over 1500 books in a classified bibliography);
Vol. II (An Anthology of Malaysian-Singaporean Poems and the author's published critiques, translated into French from Malay, Chinese, Tamil and English.)
par T Wignesan
Thèse de doctorat en Lettres
Sous la direction de René Passeron.
Soutenue en 1987
à Paris 1 .
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| |  | | Fire Readings: A Col of Contemporary Writing from the Shakespeare & Co Fire
The Sylvia Beach reading room at Shakespeare & Co. caught fire in July 1990 and some 4000 first edition volumes were reduced to "ashes". Richard Hallward, a British poet, co-ordinated 72-hour non-stop poetry reading sessions in Paris, London, New York and Boston, from a public telephone booth. Result: anthology edited by David Applefield (Frank Books publisher), Richard Hallward and T. Wignesan.
Fire Readings: A Collection of Contemporary Writing from the Shakespeare and Company Fire Benefit Readings Paperback – September 1, 1992
by David Applefield (Author), Richard Hallward (Author), T. Wignesan (Editor)
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Language
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Publication date
September 1, 1992
Dimensions
0.6 x 5.8 x 8.2 inches
ISBN-10
0939010348
ISBN-13
978-0939010349
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| |  | | Ice in My Eyes Smoke in Yours(A novel about postwar student life in Europe
A long novel about student life in Europe/West Germany during the immediate postwar years - mainly during the fifties - and the ravages wreaked on their adult lives and progeny. Review excerpt:
"Aside from being a story about love and friendships (and Life’s other perhaps rather “fickle” occurrences and banalities) this book affords the reader with much knowledge and various other “insights/opinions” regarding historical and political events, as well as interesting perspectives on philosophy, religion and more.
This book is long — perhaps too long for me, and for the delightfully simple style of writing — but it is a good read. But then there are many persons who prefer books that are lengthy and unhurried. I would recommend that they, as well as history buffs, and especially fans of Wignesan’s other books read this book. Well done, T. Wignesan!
— Adam Donaldson Powell, Norway, 2017.
"Ice in My Eyes Smoke in Yours" (A novel about erring student life in postwar Europe during the fifties and sixties) by T. Wignesan
Dedicated to "Ananga" ( a word in Sanskrit meaning "bodiless") who should never have been born had it not been for the deceptive waywardness of life in Heidelberg and West Berlin in which an inexperienced "ingenu" Hindu student gets inveigled into a tripartite relationship with a younger German fellow student and an American veteran serviceman painter.
Note on the "toile de fond" and the blurb by the Author:
The narration of events in | |  | | Journal of the Institute of Asian Studies, Vol.XVII,2 (Millenium) Ed. T. W.
Journal of the Institute of Asian Studies, Vol.XVII,2 (Millenium Number) Guest Editor. T. Wignesan
Journal of the Institute of Asian Studies, Vol.XVII,2 March 2000 (Millennium Number) Guest Editor: T. Wignesan
CONTENTS: "Message from the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of India to UNESCO", Mr. Chiranjiv Singh -
Contributors:
Editorial by T. Wignesan, pp. ii-xii.
1. "China and International Relations in the New Millennium", Hall. Gardner, Professor of Political Science, American University of Paris, p. 1
2. "Introduction to the Art of Eastern Asia", Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, D. Sc., University of London, Curator Boston Museum, p | |  | | Poietics: Disquisitions on the Art of Creation by T. Wignesan
What is Poietics? The subject of poietics (la poïétique in French), with its origins in the Greek word poïein ( to make with the intellect ), deals with the science and/or the art or philosophy of creation.
Poietics: Disquisitions on the Art of Creation. Allahabad: Cyberwit.net, 2008, 214p.
by T. Wignesan
Dedicated to René PASSERON, Director of Research, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), University of Panthéon-Sorbonne: "In homage for his daring defense of a Wanderer"
BOOK BLURB by the Author:
What is Poietics? The subject of poietics (la poïétique in French), with its origins in the Greek word poïein ( to make with the intellect ), deals with the science and/or the art or philosophy of creation. To French academics working in the field, the su | |  | | Rama and Ravana at the Altar of Hanuman:On Tamils, Tamil Literature & Tamil
On Tamils, Tamil Literature and Tamil Culture over the centuries...
Just a word to say that even if all the material in this collection has already been made available to readers interested in the subject, here the various articles, essays, critiques, reviews, and interviews have been brought together in a new and refreshing format. Typographical errors, the author hopes, have been put to rights; and where necessary fresh amalgamations of disparate pieces on similar themes have been allowed to fuse together, and a more rigorous layout has been affixed to old and varied presentations of these articles in variegated publications. Some meaningful order, too, has been imposed by organizing material in separate sections. In short, everything has been done to try to make reading easier. Some published work on specifically Tamil topics has not been included in this volume, for, it occurred to the author, further research on the subject would have been necessary. On the other hand, in an essay like "The Exotic in Aesthetics", a certain amount of the discussion though seemingly alien to the subject matter of this publication leads by argument to the introduction of the treatment of Tamil proverbs and Tamil classical poetry. The review on the re-construction of Borobudur finds its place here for, at the time of its creation, Tamil know-how and culture reigned in the Indonesian archipelago. The author does not wish to lay claim to being a Tamil scholar or Tamilologist. He is more than aware that he has no genuine competence which could be diligently exercised in the vast and abundant field of Tamil studies. De bon gré, he has produced these pieces by his own autodidactic effort and ventures to hope he might have shed some critical light on some Tamil topics, beliefs, and ways of life. He feels however that the distinguishing feature introduced in this particular mode of academic publication is the section, "Commentary via fiction" or rather "fictionalised comment". Fiction as a receptacle for ideas and concepts in no way diminishes academic rigour; if anything, it enhances receptivity, makes palatable what is normally dry and difficult. Of one thing though he is certain. As a Tamil, he cannot be discouraged from venturing further in the field of Tamil studies.
Rama and Ravana at the Altar of Hanuman: On Tamils, Tamil Literature and Tamil Culture. Allahabad: Cyberwit.net, 2008, 750p. (First published by the Institute of Asian Studies in Chennai in both Hard Cover and Paperback in 2006, 486p.) /b>
by T. Wignesan
Dedicated to Chair Professor of Comparative Literature René ETIEMBLE at the pre-1968 Sorbonne University
Contents
Title..page..i Copyright page........................ ii
Dedication page: “In homage”....................iii
Contents pages..........................iv –vi Acknowledgements.............. | |  | | Sporadic Striving amid Echoed Voices..in Malaysian-Singaporean Literatures
Let me put it this way right from the start: If I had had my own way, or rather if I had been in possession of my senses or in my right mind, I would never have worked on Malaysian or Singaporean literatures.
T. Wignesan. Sporadic Striving amid Echoed Voices, Mirrored Images and Stereotypic Posturing in Malaysian-Singaporean Literatures. Allahabad: Cyberwit.net, 2008, xix-244p.
Dedicated to Chair Professors René Etiemble (Sorbonne), Alexis Rygaloff (CNRS/EHESS), Jean-Marie Zemb (Collège de France) and Jean Pouilloux (Lyon/CNRS).
Excerpted from the Preface:
"The curious thing about my encounter with Malaysian-Singaporean writers and intellectuals is that I was singularly unprepared to assume the roles of critic, academic or anthologist over their productions at a time w | |  | | The Journal of Comparative Poietics/Revue de Poïétique Comparée
The Journal of Comparative Poietics/Revue de Poïétique Comparée ( Organe de Centre de Recherches de Poïétique Comparée, SDI Laboratory, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris ). Founder-Editor: T. Wignesan
The Journal of Comparative Poietics/Revue de Poïétique Comparée ( Organe de Centre de Recherches de Poïétique Comparée, SDI Laboratory, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris )
Founder-Editor: T. Wignesan
The Journal of Comparative Poietics,
CERPICO/SDI-CNRS,
5, Boulevard Pablo Picasso,
BP 90145,
94004 Créteil Cedex,
France
ISSN 0992-566X
(c) T. Wignesan - 1990-91 - Paris
Dépôt légal: 4ème trimestre 1991
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements, p. 1
Introduction, p. 2
« Gérard SEKOTO: The poietical comeback of | |  | | The Night Soil Man, a Novel by T. Wignesan
In “The Night Soil Man” T. Wignesan weaves yet another tale using social commentary and sarcasm – and inciting more than a few snickers from this reviewer. Mr. Wignesan is no stand-up comic, but rather an intellectual who uses his insight and command of language to question the status quo. His wit is – surely – a formidable weapon; and his ability to wield that sword so adeptly makes him a dangerous man (un homme dangereux). Reviewed by Adam Donaldson Powell
"The Night Soil Man", a novel by T. Wignesan
Dedicated to my father: Thuraiappah s/o Arumugam
who emigrated to the old Federation of Malaya, as the only child upon his father's death, when he was 16 in 1917 and worked in the Malayan Railways under the British Colonial Administration. The invading Japanese imprisoned him in March 1942; he died on June 7, 1942, leaving behind my mother, aged 26 and five of my siblings et moi y compris.
Book blurb by the author:
Unlike Mulk Raj Anand's "Untouchable", this satirical novel serves as a scathing comment on the mindse | |  | | the smell of piss an'shit in his pants:The Vicarious Memoir of a Vietnam Wa
"Wignesan has fun throughout the book — with repetitions (and comments signifying that he knows that he repeats himself), with references to earlier books (and what I assume has been criticism for their academic style), and more. When Wignesan finally gets to the promised “story” over half-way through the book, he does give us exactly what we wanted from the beginning: a fluid, descriptive, engaging, and well-told story that only requires that we follow the words. But by then it is too late, dear Reader. Wignesan has already penetrated your mindset with literary guerrilla warfare. You have already been disabled, and had your literary ego neutralized and violated.
And finally — in the last few pages — Wignesan cleverly manages to extricate himself of responsibility by revealing his mere advisory role in the whole vicarious mess of piss an’ shit." Excerpt of the review by Adam Donaldson Powell
The smell of piss an' shit in his pants: The Vicarious Memoir of a Vietnam War Veteran by T. Wignesan
(Note: All the names in this memoir have been deliberately changed into mythic figures: as such the récit could also operate on another allegorical level. A certain number of infelicities in the text could not unfortunately be proof-read correctly owing to a life-threatening car accident the author was a victim of on February 9, 2015.) T. Wignesan
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This is the story of a Vietnam War veteran. It would hardly be appropriate to use the | |  | | The Tenant in the Body: A Play in Two Acts by T. Wignesan
A play set in West Berlin in the immediate postwar years when the humiliation of utter defeat revealed the true victims: single mothers and their children left to fend for themselves in a world of depleting mores and principles...This postwar period - upto about the sixties or over when the War widows and single mothers sought the comfort and wherewithals proffered by the occupying forces, mainly the African-Americans who manifested no desire whatsoever to return to their homelands, proliferated in miscegenation and a breed of half-castes and/or promiscuity of staggering stealth among the younger women population. The lax-entry qualifications towards doctoral studies at German universities, too, attracted a steady stream of Africans and Asians who might never have been able to qualify as professionals and academics elsewhere. Less apt German girl-students, too, (including, of course, girls from other European countries) made their way across the Channel to serve as au-pair girls in English homes: free and open contact with Asians, Africans and West-Indians and thus multi-partner liaisons easily proliferated. "All" it seemed hoped for marriage and the foreign passport which took them away from the pitiful situation "at home". This's a generalization, so exceptions must abound. In lieu of the birth-control pill, yet to make its appearance on the scene, most - it would seem - practised sodomy !
This play highlights these issues through the crucible of one household in West Berlin.
The Tenant in the Body: A Play in Two Acts by T. Wignesan
Set in the immediate post-World War II years, in West- Berlin, the play attempts to depict the lax morals interpersonal relations in a society struggling to overcome the humiliation and pain of defeat, looming already large since before the end of the war. Subject to foreign management and control in their daily lives, the very inherent cohesiveness of the family structure itself appears to come unstuck, an act which took its toll on the younger generation left to seek guidance and solace in their own sense of responsibility | |  | | The Thirukkural of Thiruvalluvar: The Secular Yogi in the Temple
The most celebrated oeuvre in Tamil: The truth about a Tamil poet and his oeuvre constructed on the architectural plan of an extended Hindu Temple (the Manduka Mandala complex of the Gupta Period) in the Middle Ages and based on the Hindu conception of life. For over a thousand years or more, it was taken for granted that the poet who has been a household word ever since was a priest officiating in a Hindu Temple for the Dalits or Untouchable castes. In my mathematical calculation of the 1330 cantos of 10 couplets each, I give the proof of his deliberate use of the extended architectural plan of the largest type of Hindu temple to shape and create his monumental oeuvre which is an epic endeavour for any poet given the complexity of the prosodical and rhetorical features of the classic Tamil couplet known as the "kural"..cf. SAMPLE CHAPTER here: https://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewPoetry.asp?id=350885&authorid=200114
The Thirukkural of Thiruvalluvar: The Secular Yogi in the Temple by T. Wignesan
(cf. SAMPLE CHAPTER here: https://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewPoetry.asp?id=350885&authorid=200114 )
Note on the Structure and Nature of the Treatise on Ethics
For all we know, the Thiruk-Kural was composed in Tamil used over a thousand years ago in most probably Tamil-Nadu by an individual who is only remembered by his caste name, Thiru-Valluvar: “thiru” meaning “sacred”, “kural” meaning “short”, that is, the poetic form of distique or couplet with its own rigorous metre, rhyme and r | |  | | Victorian (pen-in-cheek) Vignettes&Tales(not so tall)of Timmy, the(not so v
According to one reviewer: "The first section of the book (Vignettes one through six) is quite magical. On the surface, this collection of vignettes appears to be loosely strung together – much as a set of heirloom pearls on a threadbare necklace – and written in authentic twentieth century descriptive literary style. The effect of these rather peculiar vignettes is somewhat reminiscent of Ravel’s glittering yet playful "Valses nobles et sentimentales", as each vignette is in essence a pond reflection of the previous one(s) – thus giving an impressionistic feel to the dance through this odd construction of tales. However, these vignettes are also written in a style that recalls the masterful storytelling of Voltaire : Candide-esque and a bit “naughty” in that they are written both with the purpose of amusing and challenging the insider group of former Victorians, as well as serving as a playful betrayal of “secrets” to the uninitiated. Moreover, the overall work lends itself to the philosophy of the author in regards to Poïetics – with its much ado about nothing other than the embellishment of the boring ... and giving equal weight to both fact and fiction." Adam Donaldson Powell
Victorian (pen-in-cheek) Vignettes & Tales (not so tall) of Timmy, the (not so very polite) Malaya Hall Cat in London by T. Wignesan
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The Victoria Institution, a secondary school founded in Kuala Lumpur in 1893 by the British administration in close collaboration with the leaders of the three major communities: Malay, Chinese, and Indian in the capital, comes closest to upholding the British public school tradition in the region. Wide |
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