Clutch, Brake, Sellerator and other stories

From a shape-shifting tigress, a brave tribal warrior and a mother who will do anything to protect her child, to a young girl who observes and experiences a loss of innocence, a town with seemingly immortal inhabitants and a boy whose life changes forever after his driving lessons, this collection of stories from the winner and shortlisted writers of the MPH-Alliance Bank National Short Story Prize 2009 demonstrates the diverse imagination and skill of Malaysian writers who are published, unpublished or have attempted the short-story form for the very first time.

The competition was organized in 2009 to promote the short-story form, to discover new writers and to encourage existing writers to continue honing their craft. Comprising stories by the joint winners of the Prize – Tan Twan Eng and Ivan Yeo – and the shortlisted writers, Vincent Foo, Zed Adam Idris, Shih- Li Kow and Lee Eeleen, this collection not only entertains but also showcases the finest new writing in Malaysian fiction today.