Sheep Climbing Trees: Selected Contemporary Prose by Malaysian Chinese (2013-2016)

★ A sequel to "Drifting with the Island: A Selection of Contemporary Malaysian Chinese Prose (2000-2012)"!
★ Contains a total of 53 works by 43 Malaysian Chinese writers.
★ Senior editorial committee member.
★ A major publication in the Malaysian Chinese literary world in 2019!

Reading essays over the past few years has reaffirmed my belief that the most moving prose is that which reveals the author's true character. As the genre most recognizable to me, essays allow the author to delve directly into their inner selves, even inadvertently venturing into forgotten corners. And in observing the deepest recesses of the soul, courage and sincerity may be more important than skill. This is especially true when faced with yesterdays that are gone forever, unrenewable, and wounds that cannot be shared with outsiders and that time can never heal. —Lin Chunmei

As the most significant publication in Malaysian Chinese literature in 2019, "Sheep Climbing Trees: Selected Contemporary Malaysian Chinese Prose (2013-2016)" follows the previous, highly representative anthology, "Drifting with the Island: Selected Contemporary Malaysian Chinese Prose (2000-2012)." This collection features 53 essays by 43 Malaysian Chinese writers from 2013-2016 that "most clearly reveal the writers' true colors." Edited by scholars Lin Chunmei and Chen Xianglin, with veteran editors Zhang Yongxiu and Cai Meiyan on the editorial board, these two perspectives interweave to present a vibrant and diverse picture of Malaysian Chinese writers.

Editorial Committee Member : Lin Chunmei (Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Languages ​​and Literature, Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Chen Xianglin (Senior Lecturer, Department of Malay Languages ​​and Applied Linguistics, University of Malaya)
Zhang Yongxiu (Editor-in-Chief of Fenglin Literature Series)
Cai Meiyan (Editor-in-Chief of Oriental Daily's "Literary Transmission")

2Lin Chunmei | Preface to "Sheep Climbing Trees: Selected Contemporary Malaysian Chinese Prose (2013-2016)"
12 Vida | Nothing Else / 15 My Girl / 18 Fate Made the Choice for Her
21 Fanglu | Raindrops of Time
Chapter 28 Qin | Cassava
32 Huang Yuanxiong | Transportation for Long-Distance Travel / 34 Ferry Tugboat Service
37 Liu Fang | Using People as a Mirror
43 Zhou Ruopeng | Writing
48 Fang Ken | Night
55 Leung Ching-fen | Slipped through the net
62 Huang Jinshu | Silver Bicycle
67 Butter Boy | A Quarter Century of Evolution
74 Maniniwei | Hometown is a piece of candy left by your mother for your life
79 Weng Wanjun | Heartless Lamb Belly / 82 Clear Porridge Side Dishes
85 Zeng Linglong | Children's Ballet
92 Gong Wanhui | Actress Pictures
100 Drawers | Symbiosis / 103 Chairs / 106 Overflow
109 He Shufang | Firewood
119 Luo Luo | Mythical Beast
122 Huang Qiwang | Stove Foot
126 Li Youcheng | Mourning - Remembering He Naijian
132 Li Yiyu | Searching for Xiao Hong’s Shangshi Street
138 Dai Xiaoshan | Favors Don’t Make Deals
146 Lin Chunmei | The Opaque Pages of History
166 Wen Xiangying | Sharpen Your Tools First
District 172 Show Screen | Things at the Border
179 He Qizhi | Through thick and thin
183 Wen Ge | Dependence on Each Other / 186 The Realm of Suffering
189 Xu Yiyi | Tower
196 Xu Yuquan | Daughter Fish
206 Fu Chengde | My Childhood "Class Photo" / 208 The Last Closeness / 211 The Source of Memory / 214 The Last Movie
217 Zeng Weihong | Rubber Ecological Park
234 Lu Peiyi | Placement
237 Lai Guofang | A Solo Marathon
242 Fang Ang | The Unbearable Lightness of Life
252 Li Zishu | Meeting Room 16 — To SO
262 Xin Jinshun | Eulogy of Time
270 Pan Bihua | The Disappearing Hometown
276 Chen Xianglin | Sheep Climbing Trees
280 Lin Yue | Rainy Season · Subcontinent
301 Weng Xianwei | Former Residence, Local Accent, Parallel Montage
314 Huang Ziyang | The Eleventh Commandment
318 Liu Di | On June 19, 2015…
326 Li Xuanchun | Slow Driving
334 Chen Die | The Waves Are Warm, the Moon Is Bright, Please Leave — In Memory of Tang Min