Russell Lee (writer)
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Russell Lee is a Singapore
an author best known as the creator of True Singapore Ghost Stories
, a series of books that has been among the most popular source of ghost
stories in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong ever since the release of Book 1 in 1989.
As of April 2010, the 20 books in the True Singapore Ghost Stories series have sold over one million copies worldwide, making Lee Asia's top writer of ghost stories. "True Singapore Ghost Stories" has been made into a 13-part TV series, produced by I-Media Entertainment in Singapore. The TV series has also been available in VCD and DVD.
Lee has had a lasting impact on Singapore publishing. His first book was the first of many that were published for the mass market. Before Russell Lee, a book which achieved sales of 3,000 copies was considered a bestseller. Lee surpassed 30,000 copies in three months.
Shortly after the success of Lee's first book, readers began to wonder about his identity. Lee has never included any photograph of himself or revealed anything about his personal life. Whenever he appears in public, he wears a mask and clothes that cover every inch of his body. Some reports say Russell Lee is white
, posing as a local Singaporean. Others say he is Jim Aitchison (aka James Lee), but this has never been substantiated. In his book, Lee swears he is Singaporean, with the "five stars and crescent moon imprinted on each blood cell".
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...
an author best known as the creator of True Singapore Ghost Stories
True Singapore Ghost Stories
The True Singapore Ghost Stories books are one of the bestselling books in Singapore. With over 1,000,000 copies sold, True Singapore Ghost Stories has become a household name since its inception in 1989. Russell Lee, the Singaporean author, compiles reports, stories and interviews about the...
, a series of books that has been among the most popular source of ghost
Ghost
In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to...
stories in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong ever since the release of Book 1 in 1989.
As of April 2010, the 20 books in the True Singapore Ghost Stories series have sold over one million copies worldwide, making Lee Asia's top writer of ghost stories. "True Singapore Ghost Stories" has been made into a 13-part TV series, produced by I-Media Entertainment in Singapore. The TV series has also been available in VCD and DVD.
Lee has had a lasting impact on Singapore publishing. His first book was the first of many that were published for the mass market. Before Russell Lee, a book which achieved sales of 3,000 copies was considered a bestseller. Lee surpassed 30,000 copies in three months.
Shortly after the success of Lee's first book, readers began to wonder about his identity. Lee has never included any photograph of himself or revealed anything about his personal life. Whenever he appears in public, he wears a mask and clothes that cover every inch of his body. Some reports say Russell Lee is white
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
, posing as a local Singaporean. Others say he is Jim Aitchison (aka James Lee), but this has never been substantiated. In his book, Lee swears he is Singaporean, with the "five stars and crescent moon imprinted on each blood cell".