In the Village of Setang single work   short story   fantasy   horror  
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 In the Village of Setang
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'Yan is a young girl whose mother has died. She has been invited by her aunt, Mak Ina, to come to live with her in Setang, where she cooks for the territorial chief, Dato Nan. Yan has no marriage prospects because of her club foot and a black birthmark the size of a guava on her cheek. Even the Japanese soldiers she sees on the way leave her alone. She is warned by her aunt not to venture out at night alone. Of course, she needs to and sees a tiger. It seems to disappear and then she sees Dato Nan. Her aunt says to tell no one about it but tells her a story.'

Source: SFRevu (http://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=14272). (Sighted: 18/2/2014)

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability

    Club foot.

    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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    y separately published work icon Exotic Gothic 4 : A Postscripts Anthology no. 28-29 July 2012 Z1916877 2012 anthology horror

    The fourth release in the Exotic Gothic series (and the first to be published by PS Publishing), this edition contains stories by 25 authors from nine countries - Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, Italy, Malaysia, Russia, USA, and Wales. Three of these authors are also members of indigenous nations, tribes or peoples (Abenaki, Métis, and Ojibway). None of the stories have been previously published.

    2012
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