02 October 2020
'...what emerges instead is a picture of hardship, outrage, injustice, and a stubborn persistence of courage and hope against all odds, that makes prostitutes three-dimensional human beings.'
Professor James Francis Warren, Ah Ku and Karayuki-San, 1993
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02 October 2020
Announcement: Paul Callan's latest novel will be published by Penguin Books
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15 August 2017
THE ONE WOMAN HE WILL NEVER FORGET . . .The Brigadier’s Daughter is a tale of young love and hard choices.
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18 October 2016
Progressive Singapore publishing house have signed a contract for 3rd book
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08 May 2013
News way to enjoy The Dulang Washer
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08 May 2013
Once again I have been inspired by today's youth
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29 December 2012
Nine novels set to make an IMPAC on 2013
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25 November 2012
I gladly make an appearance, talking, in part, about The Dulang Washer on an upcoming television documentary
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17 December 2012
Paddy Power who are running a ‘book’ on the Impac award 2013 initially placed The Dulang Washer in the top 20
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12 November 2012
The Dulang Washer has been nominated, along with 153 other books throughout the world, for the Impac Dublin International Literary award 2013
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07 November 2012
Delivered a lecture on The Dulang Washer to the Malaysian Culture Group
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22 August 2012
The New Straits Times, one of Malaysia’s national newspapers published an article on Shadows Beneath The Fronds
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15 August 2012
An article on The Dulang Washer appeared in today’s issue of Malaysia’s The Star
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15 August 2012
The Malaysian Reserve, Redberry City, Lot 2A, Jalan 13/2, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
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15 August 2012
Once more I had the privilege of giving a talk to a school in Kuala Lumpur
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23 April 2012
Published by MPH of Malaysia
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18 April 2012
Once more I was privileged to give two talks to, firstly in the morning 15 to 17 year-old students and, in the afternoon 13 and 14 year-olds, this time at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kelana Jaya...
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20 February 2012
I was privileged to give two separate talks to, firstly 15 to 17 year-old students and, a week later 13 and 14 year-olds, at SMK Seksyen 9 Sham Alam School
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20 February 2012
Her World ran an article on the book (page 159) titled “A historical Tribute” and the subtitle “Taking place in 189s Malaya, Paul Callan’s first novel tells of a woman’s journey to overcome hardship..
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20 February 2012
August Man, in a two-page article on the book (also pages 82 and 83) wrote: “I couldn’t help but dive straight into the book. Sceptical at first..........
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20 February 2012
Malaysia Tatler ran a two-page spread on the book (pages 82 and 83), commenting that “Under [Paul Callan’s] carefully crafted narrative, readers of the book will be duly entertained …”
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20 February 2012
Malaysian Airlines in-flight magazine ran a full page article on the book in its November issue. Alas, the magazine does not have a separate website so should anybody........
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20 February 2012
Air Asia’s 52 issue of its in-flight magazine, Travel 3sixty ran an article on the book.
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28 November 2011
London’s Hampstead & Highgate Express newspaper article, 24thNovember 2011. Contrary to the article on me and the book, appearing in the London Ham & High’s (The Hampstead & Highgate Express newspaper
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13 October 2011
Susan Reads, in reviewing the book, wrote: 'What a superb book ... The Dulang Washer turned out to be ... the absorbing novel had me properly mesmerised .
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07 October 2011
Malaysia’s Ipoh Echo newspaper wrote: ‘In a hard hitting-portrayal of [the] lives and times, Paul tells a fascinating and captivating story through the eyes of dulang washer, Aisha...
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07 October 2011
Ipohworld’s heritage site, in reviewing the book wrote: ‘… [It] is without doubt a story of love against a backdrop of harsh living, gambling, prostitution, opium smoking and more'
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07 October 2011
Malaysia’s Star newspaper wrote of the book under the heading Betrayal and love: ‘It’s two thumbs up for Callan’s The Dulang Washer, his first novel and hopefully not his last!
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07 October 2011
I appeared on Malaysia’s NTV7 Breakfast Show when I was able to talk about the book and my thanks go to the station for inviting me to appear.
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01 September 2011
Saturday, 3rd September 2011. I was delighted to be able to do a reading at Northern Writers, Ipoh, Perak.
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05 September 2011
Shantini Suntharajah speak with down-to-earth Paul Callan who travelled all over Perak panning for nuggets of history for his debut novel.
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07 October 2011
The [Malaysian] Sun Daily wrote that: ‘Paul Callan has obviously done his homework … by presenting this captivating story set in 1890 Malaya amidst the tin-mining camps of Perak’s Kinta Valley...
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19 July 2011
20th August 2011, 3.00pm - 4.00pm. I will be at MPH Bookstore, Mid Valley, KL, once more signing copies of my book and look forward to meeting yet more of you then.
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19 July 2011
7th August 2011, 3.00pm - 4.00pm. I shall be signing copies of my book at MPH Bookstore, The Spring, Sarawak and look forward to meeting you then.
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19 July 2011
23rd July 2011, this Saturday coming. Seksan, Near Bangsar Village, KL. I am looking forward to doing a short reading from my book and meeting everybody there.
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