Book Launch: The Colour of Twilight by Yeng Pway Ngon
Schedule
Sat Jan 10 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC+08:00Location
The Pod @ National Library | Singapore, SG
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Book Launch: The Colour of Twilight by Yeng Pway Ngon
Date: 10th January 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 7 – 8.30 PM
Venue: The POD, National Library
100 Victoria St, level 16, Singapore 188064
Until his death in 2021, Yeng Pway Ngon was widely regarded as one of Singapore's most important Sinophone writers, having won the Singapore Literature Prize three times, among other honours. His final novel, The Colour of Twilight, was published in Chinese (《黄昏的颜色》） in 2019 and will be available to English readers in Jeremy Tiang’s translation, published by City Book Room in January 2026.
"The Colour of Twilight” is an elegy –– for its protagonist, an ageing widower who wonders if he has wasted his life by devoting it to literature, and also for the traditions and community that have been swept away by the relentless capitalism and modernisation of Singapore.
Join us for the launch of the The Colour of Twilight, featuring a pre-recording by Jeremy Tiang, and a lively discussion moderated by Dr Chan Cheow Thia between veteran publisher Chan Wai Han, film critic Philip Cheah, and arts practitioner Tung Ka Wai. As dusk falls over the city-state, the three speakers will reflect on their encounters with the author and/or his works.
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