Alfian bin Sa'at
# Alfian bin Sa'at

Alfian bin Sa'at (Singapore, 18 luglio 1977) è uno scrittore singaporiano, musulmano minang, hakka e giavanese conosciuto come l'enfant terrible del suo paese.

## Biografia

Ha studiato nella Tampines Primary School, nella Raffles Institution, nel Raffles Junior College e nella National University of Singapore, ed era presidente di RI e RJC. Esegue le sue rappresentazioni teatrali in Malaysia e Singapore e partecipa al gruppo W!LD RICE..

## Opere

### Teatro

**In lingua inglese**

* Fighting (1994)
* Black Boards, White Walls (1997)
* Yesterday My Classmate Died (1997)
* sex.violence.blood.gore (con Chong Tze Chien) (1999)
* Asian Boys Vol. 1 (Chicos de Asia Vol.1) (2000)
* What's The Difference? (2001)
* Don't Say I Say (2001)
* Poppy dot dream (2001)
* The Corrected Poems of Minah Jambu (2001)
* The Optic Trilogy (2001)
* 7 Ten: Seven Original 10-minute Plays: Not In (2003)
* Landmarks: Asian Boys Vol. 2 (2004)
* Tekka Voices (2004)
* Mengapa Isa? (2004)
* The Importance of Being Kaypoh (2005)
* Harmony Daze (2005)
* Confessions of 300 Unmarried Men: Blush (2006)
* Homesick (2006)
* Happy Endings: Asian Boys Vol 3 (2007)
* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2008)
* Beauty And The Beast (2009)
* Cooling Off Day (2011)
* Cook a Pot of Curry (2013)
* Monkey Goes West (2014)

**In lingua malese**

* Deklamasi Malas (1997)
* Dongeng (1997)
* Anak Bulan di Kampung Wa' Hassan (1998)
* Madu II (1998)
* Causeway (1998)
* The Miseducation of Minah Bukit (2001)
* Tapak 7 (2001)
* Selamat Malam Ibu (2003)
* Keturunan Laksmana Tak Ada Anu (2003)
* Minah & Monyet (2003)

**In lingua cinese**

* Fugitives (失控) (con Ng How Wee) (2002)

### Poesia

**In lingua inglese**

* One Fierce Hour (Landmark Books, 1998) ISBN 981-3065-18-4
* A History of Amnesia (Ethos Books, 2001) ISBN 981-04-3704-8

### Prosa

**In lingua inglese**

* Corridor (SNP, 1999) ISBN 981-4032-40-9
* Malay Sketches (Ethos Books, 2012) ISBN 978-981-07-1801-5

**In lingua malese**

* Bisik: Antologi Drama Melayu Singapura (Whisper: Anthology of Malay Singaporean Drama) (Pustaka Cipta, 2003)

## Premi

* 1995 - Kripalani Award for Outstanding Contribution to Creative Arts
* 1998 - Commendation Award by the Malay Language Council for Causeway
* 1999 - Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award
* 2001 - Golden Point Award for Poetry
* 2001 - Young Artist Award for Literature
* 2005 - Life! Theatre Awards for Best Script for Landmarks: Asian Boys Vol. 2
* 2006 - FRONT Award
