# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Launch: The Colour of Twilight by Yeng Pway Ngon
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for the launch of the English translation of Yeng Pway Ngon’s final novel, commemorating the fifth anniversary of his passing.About this EventBook Launch: The Colour of Twilight by Yeng Pway NgonDate: 10th January 2026 (Saturday)Time: 7 – 8.30 PMVenue: The POD, National Library 100 Victoria St, level 16, Singapore 188064Free Admission, pre-registration required.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, meets readers in an English translation by Jeremy Tiang. The novel 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.About the authorYENG PWAY NGON (1947-2021) received the Cultural Medallion for Literature in 2003. He published 31 volumes of poetry, fiction, essays, plays and literary criticism in Chinese. In 2013, he taught novel and short story writing at Nanyang Technological University's Chinese Language Department, under the Chinese Writing Residency Project. In the same year, he received the S.E.A.Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award). Yeng received the National Book Development Council's Book Award for 1987-88 and the Singapore Literature Prize in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. His poetry and novels have been translated into English and Italian.About the translatorJEREMY TIANG is a novelist, playwright and the International Booker longlisted translator of over 30 books from Chinese, including Yeng Pway Ngon's previous novels Unrest and Costume. He is a two-time winner of the Singapore Literature Prize, for his translation of Zhang Yueran's Cocoon and for his novel State of Emergency; his short story collection It Never Rains on National Day was shortlisted for the same prize. His plays include Salesman之死 (Obie Award for Outstanding New Play), The Last Days of Limehouse and A Dream of Red Pavilions.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/singapore/book-launch-the-colour-of-twilight-by-yeng-pway-ngon/100001977174592430
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Singapore
- **state**: SG
- **country**: Singapore
- **location**: The POD @ National Library Board
- **lat**: 1.2974415
- **long**: 103.8541438
- **full address**: The POD @ National Library Board, 100 Victoria Street, Singapore, Singapore

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Book Launch: The Colour of Twilight by Yeng Pway Ngon being held?
  - **A:** Book Launch: The Colour of Twilight by Yeng Pway Ngon takes place on Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 pm at The POD @ National Library Board, 100 Victoria Street, Singapore, Singapore.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Book Launch: The Colour of Twilight by Yeng Pway Ngon?
  - **A:** Book Launch: The Colour of Twilight by Yeng Pway Ngon is organized by City Book Room.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Book Launch: The Colour of Twilight by Yeng Pway Ngon is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Singapore, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Book Launch: The Colour of Twilight by Yeng Pway Ngon sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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