David Leo
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David Leo is a writer in Singapore. Leo received a Publishers Prize for Ah … The Fragrance of Durians & Other Stories in 1993, a (Singapore) National Book Department Council Book Awards for works in English in 1994 for The Sins of the Father and Singapore Literature Prize
commendation in 1995 for Wives, Lovers and Other Women.
He is also the author of Different Strokes, a novel published in 1993 on two AIDS
victims and a reporter who interview them. The novel explores societal views on AIDS and its victims.
Some of David’s short stories have won prizes in writing competitions in Singapore. He also writes poetry; some of his poems have appeared in various publications including Singa, Focus, Breakthrough, Project Alpha Silver, and an anthology of 20th Century Poets published in the UK
Leo works as an Assistant General Manager at the Singapore Airport Terminal Services
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victims, and describes their suffering and the dilemmas they face in the course of their illness. The work is among the earliest work in Singapore
related to the gay community.
Singapore Literature Prize
The Singapore Literature Prize is an award in Singapore to recognise outstanding published works by Singaporean authors in any of the four official languages: Chinese, English, Malay and Tamil....
commendation in 1995 for Wives, Lovers and Other Women.
He is also the author of Different Strokes, a novel published in 1993 on two AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
victims and a reporter who interview them. The novel explores societal views on AIDS and its victims.
Some of David’s short stories have won prizes in writing competitions in Singapore. He also writes poetry; some of his poems have appeared in various publications including Singa, Focus, Breakthrough, Project Alpha Silver, and an anthology of 20th Century Poets published in the UK
Leo works as an Assistant General Manager at the Singapore Airport Terminal Services
Singapore Airport Terminal Services
SATS Ltd. , commonly abbreviated as SATS is the chief ground-handling and in-flight catering service provider at Singapore Changi Airport. SATS controls about 80% of Changi airport's ground handling and catering business....
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Different Strokes
Different Strokes is a novel written by David Leo and published in 1993. Through a character of a reporter named Keith, the novel explores the life of two AIDSAIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
victims, and describes their suffering and the dilemmas they face in the course of their illness. The work is among the earliest work in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
related to the gay community.
Novels, short stories and non-fiction
- Somewhere a Tiny Voice (1993)
- Ah...the Fragrance of Durians (1993)
- The Sins of the Fathers (1993)
- Different Strokes (1993)
- Wives, Lovers & Other Women (1995)
- Kiasi, Kiasu You Think What (1995) ISBN 981-204-626-7 (see KiasuKiasuKiasu is a Hokkien word that literally means 'fear of losing' . However its actual usage would imply a meaning more approaching that of "dog in a manger", and yet not quite...
) - One Journey, Many Rivers (1997)