{"title":"Terrifyingly Low Price Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eGrab \u003cb\u003e35% off\u003c\/b\u003e because we need to reclaim our office space. Yes, help! Our biggest clearance runs from \u003cb\u003e24-31 Oct\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"durians-are-not-the-only-fruit","title":"Durians Are Not the Only Fruit: Notes from the Tropics","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Translator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated from the Chinese by Jeremy Tiang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/CM-Durians-Sample.pdf?560\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/CM-Durians-Sample.pdf?560\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/98\/Durians-Are-Not-the-Only-Fruit\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/98\/Durians-Are-Not-the-Only-Fruit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this mix of memoir, essay and nature writing, Wong Yoon Wah evokes the beauty and seduction of the tropical rainforest and rubber plantations of his childhood in Malaya. He examines what surrounds us: the fruits we grow, the food we eat, the trees and animals that thrive in our midst. Along the way, we gain fascinating insights: how thunder tea rice acquired its name; how early settlers used the rain tree to tell time; how the behaviour of ants can tell us when a monsoon is about to arrive. Both personal and informative, this selection of Wong’s essays is a stunning re-addition to the creative non-fiction landscape.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eDurians Are Not the Only Fruit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a delightfully atypical publication to find in English...\u003c\/span\u003eJeremy Tiang smoothly renders Wong’s musings and reminiscences, whetting the appetite for the translator’s own writing...while Wong is chronicling his expulsion from the world of his youth, this volume sets that same world as a monument.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Josh Stenberg, Nanjing University, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.worldliteraturetoday.org\/2014\/september\/durians-are-not-only-fruit-wong-yoon-wah\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.worldliteraturetoday.org\/2014\/september\/durians-are-not-only-fruit-wong-yoon-wah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“[A] truly valuable collection…To read this collection, is to gain a new perspective towards nature…I thoroughly enjoyed the reading of Wong’s fantastic, nuanced writing and the vividness of his expression. Wong Yoon Wah makes the rainforest, the kampung, the villagers and the animals come alive in an educational yet interesting read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Daniel Chan, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/nptribune.com\/?p=1229\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/nptribune.com\/?p=1229\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003enpTribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWong Yoon Wah\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up on a rubber plantation against the tumultuous backdrop of the Malayan Emergency and spent most of his childhood in a New Village set up by the British. A writer, poet and scholar specialising in comparative and post-colonial Chinese literature, with an international following, Dr Wong studied English literature at Taiwan’s National Chengchi University, and pursued his PhD in Chinese literature at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He was a former head of the Department of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore. He also served as Dean and Faculty Professor at Taiwan’s Yuan Ze University before becoming senior vice president of Southern University College, Malaysia. His awards include the China Times Literary Award for non-fiction, The Epoch Poetry Award, the S.E.A. Write Award, the ASEAN Cultural Award and Singapore’s Cultural Medallion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeremy Tiang\u003c\/strong\u003e is the translator of the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Promise Bird\u003c\/em\u003e by Zhang Yueran, \u003cem\u003eUnrest\u003c\/em\u003e by Yeng Pway Ngon and \u003cem\u003eIsland of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e by Su Wei-chen, as well as many short stories and plays. His short fiction has won the Golden Point Award, and has been published in \u003cem\u003eFleurs des Lettres\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003eQuarterly Literary Review Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLitro\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003ePhilippines Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Istanbul Review\u003c\/em\u003e. He was also a participant of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program. In 2013, he was awarded a PEN\/Heim translation grant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cultural Medallion is Singapore’s highest cultural award, given to those who have achieved artistic excellence in the areas of literature, dance, music, theatre and art. It was instituted in 1979 to recognise individuals whose artistic excellence and commitment to the arts have enriched and made a distinction to Singapore’s arts and cultural landscape. Epigram Books’ Cultural Medallion series seeks to translate the works of Cultural Medallion winners writing in Tamil, Malay and Chinese into English. Matching writers with some of the best translators working in the field today, these books are being made available to an English-language audience for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804150227,"sku":"9789810766702","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/CM-Durians-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409040675"},{"product_id":"the-tower","title":"The Tower","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Translator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/CM-Tower-Sample.pdf?560\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   I   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/121\/The-Tower\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Isa Kamari comes a masterful tale of success and failure, which has been translated for the first time into English by Alfian Sa’at, his debut work of translation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA successful architect visits the new skyscraper he designed. As he climbs the tower with Ilham, his clerk of works, he reflects upon his life and spiritual journey in an increasingly materialistic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMemories of a dark past plague him as he struggles to reach the top, which are woven into the narrative as a series of fables and elliptical digressions, mirroring his own increasingly fractured state of mind.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cultural Medallion is Singapore’s highest cultural award, given to those who have achieved artistic excellence in the areas of literature, dance, music, theatre and art. It was instituted in 1979 to recognise individuals whose artistic excellence and commitment to the arts have enriched and made a distinction to Singapore’s arts and cultural landscape. Epigram Books’ Cultural Medallion series seeks to translate the works of Cultural Medallion winners writing in Tamil, Malay and Chinese into English. Matching writers with some of the best translators working in the field today, these books are being made available to an English-language audience for the first time.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsa Kamari\u003c\/strong\u003e has written eight novels in Malay, many of which have been translated into English. He has published collections of poems, short stories and plays. He also writes drama serials and documentaries for television. His awards include the S.E.A. Write Award, Singapore’s Cultural Medallion and the Anugerah Tun Seri Lanang. He has a degree in Architecture from the National University of Singapore, and a Master of Philosophy in Malay Letters from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlfian Sa’at\u003c\/strong\u003e is the resident playwright of Wild Rice. He is a two-time winner of \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times Life!\u003c\/em\u003e Theatre Award for Best Original Script, and a recipient of the Golden Point Award for Poetry and the Young Artist Award for Literature. His works include collections of plays, the poetry collections \u003cem\u003eOne Fierce Hour\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA History of Amnesia\u003c\/em\u003e, and the short story collections \u003cem\u003eCorridor\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMalay Sketches\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804154715,"sku":"9789810767822","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/CM-Tower-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409040966"},{"product_id":"flowers-at-dawn","title":"Flowers at Dawn","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Translator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/CM-Flowers-Sample.pdf?560\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book \u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/119\/Flowers-at-Dawn\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWar is looming when Anbarasan arrives in Singapore from Tamil Nadu in the 1940s. Stirred by charismatic Indian National Army leader Subhas Chandra Bose to take up the struggle for India’s independence, he fights alongside the Japanese against the British in Southeast Asia. In this moving novel of an early immigrant’s political and sexual awakening during World War II, \u003cem\u003eFlowers at Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers a little-known period of Singapore’s history with drama and realism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Cultural Medallion is Singapore’s highest cultural award, given to those who have achieved artistic excellence in the areas of literature, dance, music, theatre and art. It was instituted in 1979 to recognise individuals whose artistic excellence and commitment to the arts have enriched and made a distinction to Singapore’s arts and cultural landscape. Epigram Books’ Cultural Medallion series seeks to translate the works of Cultural Medallion winners writing in Tamil, Malay and Chinese into English. Matching writers with some of the best translators working in the field today, these books are being made available to an English-language audience for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the pen name \u003cstrong\u003eSingai Ma Elangkannan\u003c\/strong\u003e, M. Balakrishnan has written six collections of short stories and six novels. His work has previously been translated into English and Malay, telecast on Radio Singapore and made into a television drama. A winner of both local and international short story writing competitions, Balakrishnan was the first Tamil writer to receive the S.E.A. Write Award in 1982. He has won the Tamizhavel Award (Gold), the Singapore Literature Prize and Singapore’s Cultural Medallion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.R. Venkatachalapathy\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai. He has taught at universities in Tirunelveli, Chennai, Chicago, and held the ICCR Chair of Indian Studies at the National University of Singapore, as well as fellowships in Paris, Cambridge, and Harvard. Published widely, both in English and Tamil, on the social, cultural and intellectual history of colonial Tamil Nadu, he translates between English and Tamil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804163431,"sku":"9789810735364","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/CM-Flowers-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409041587"},{"product_id":"the-goddess-in-the-living-room","title":"The Goddess in the Living Room","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated by\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalaniappan Arumugum, Sulosana Karthigasu, Kavitha Karumbayeeram, Yamuna Murthi Raju, Ravi Shanker and Kokilavani Silvarathi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TheGoddess-Sample.pdf?641\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   I   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/286\/The-Goddess-in-the-Living-Room\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTranslated from Tamil to English, the book begins with the story of Alyssa, who is left with her grandparents on Pulau Ubin as a child and her experience with devastating loss as an adult. Among other stories: A grandmother whose final wish is to carry the kavadi, a wife who wonders if her role is simply to cook for her family according to their needs and desires and a filial daughter caring for her terminally ill mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Goddess in the Living Room \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of short stories where the voices of Tamil women in Singapore are given a powerful outlet by Latha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eThis collection is an excellent opportunity for English- speaking audiences to access the fiction of \u003cem\u003eTamil Murasu\u003c\/em\u003e's Sunday editor K. Kanagalatha or Latha. One of the best- known women writers in Tamil, her focus is usually feminist, giving a voice to Singaporean women's stories of oppression and neglect\u003c\/span\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Akshita Nanda, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/stcommunities.straitstimes.com\/show\/2014\/09\/30\/singapore-shelf-round-new-home-grown-titles\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“She chronicles the ordinary absurdities of Singapore life while addressing the bigger questions by creating her worlds with a wonderful economy, the perfectly weighted use of details and voice.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—National Book Development Council of Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eThese stories are so beautifully weaved at the loom of the author’s mind that they form an amalgamation which is thought-provoking and simultaneously succeeds in tugging at heartstrings...This is a book that is raw and unmasked.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/umanathan.com\/2014\/10\/01\/a-fresh-read-the-goddess-in-the-living-room\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUma Nathan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eOne does not have to be an Indian, or even a woman, to empathise with the characters in Latha’s vivid collection of stories that deal with a very prevalent issue in today’s society: patriarchy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThrough evoking familiar settings and characters, Latha deftly portrays the struggles of Indian women across all generations, occupations and lifestyles. These stories provide a thought-provoking insight into the inner workings of Singapore’s Indian community that readers are sure to draw parallels from.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Hillary Kang, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/nptribune.com\/?p=2441\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003enpTribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLatha (K. Kanagalatha)\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of two collections of poetry in Tamil: \u003cem\u003eTheeveli\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eFirespace\u003c\/em\u003e) (2003), and \u003cem\u003ePaampuk Kaattil Oru Thaazhai\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eA Screwpin in Snakeforest\u003c\/em\u003e) (2004). Her 2007 short story collection \u003cem\u003eNan Kolai Seyium Penkkal\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWomen I Murder\u003c\/em\u003e) won the Singapore Literature Prize in 2008. Her poems and short stories have been published in \u003cem\u003eWords, Home and Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, a multilingual anthology published by The Centre for the Arts, National University of Singapore (1995); \u003cem\u003eRhythms: A Singaporean Millennial Anthology of Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e, published by the National Arts Council (2000); \u003cem\u003eFifty on 50\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTumasik\u003c\/em\u003e, published by the National Arts Council (2009); and various Tamil literary journals in India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and France. Her works have been translated into English, French and German. Latha is currently the Sunday editor of \u003cem\u003eTamil Murasu\u003c\/em\u003e, Singapore’s Tamil daily newspaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":807726839,"sku":"9789814615143","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Goddess-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627023967"},{"product_id":"onaka","title":"ONAKA: Vibrant Recipes from a Wholesome Restaurant","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Chef\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Onaka_Sample.pdf?1067\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/304\/ONAKA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScrap the notion that healthy is boring. Eat consciously, live mindfully: wise words from Onaka restaurateur Rosalind Lim and head chef Jason Vito. 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To acknowledge this is the start of recognising a literature to build humanity, and Latiff is surely one of its master builders.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dr Azhar Ibrahim, Lecturer in Malay Studies, National University of Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMohamed Latiff Mohamed\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most prolific writers to come after the first generation of writers in the Singapore Malay literary scene. His many accolades include the Montblanc-NUS Centre for the Arts Literary Award (1998), the SEA Write award (2002), the Tun Seri Lanang Award, Malay Language Council Singapore, Ministry of Communication, Information and Arts (2003), the National Arts Council Special Recognition Award (2009), the Cultural Medallion (2013), and the Singapore Literature Prize in 2004, 2006 and 2008. 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And read!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—David Peace, Granta Best Young British Novelist and author of \u003cem\u003eTokyo Year Zero\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaryl Qilin Yam\u003c\/strong\u003e is a co-editor of the \u003cem\u003eSingPoWriMo\u003c\/em\u003e anthology series, a director at Sing Lit Station, and a stageplay producer at Take Off Productions. He holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Warwick, and spent a year in Japan studying at the University of Tokyo. 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It offers a spell-binding array of voices, rituals and obsessions as well as insists that ‘the distance between one person and the next’ is sheer art.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Eric Tinsay Valles, poet, educator and director of the National Poetry Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This transnational, heterogeneous collection of Softblow's deftly-curated poems builds the necessary, all-too-neglected bridges between nations and asks us to interrogate our literary contexts. These poems by a wonderful range of poets create an enthralling ethos, awakening longing and memories often felt but unnamed, transcending narrative and lyric, familiar and fresh voices. The voices here shout and echo and exclaim. How we need to hear them!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sally Wen Mao, author of Mad Honey Symposium (2012 Kinereth Gensler Award)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Wee\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist and a writer. He runs Grey Projects, an artist space, library and residency in Tiong Bahru, Singapore. His collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Monsters Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2013) was selected by TODAY newspaper as the literary pick of 2013. He wrote for and curated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapur Unheimlich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, now on view in ifa galerie Berlin. He is a co-editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoftblow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a poetry journal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCyril Wong\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of poetry collections such as \u003cem\u003eUnmarked Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTilting Our Plates to Catch the Light\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSatori Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a collection of strange short fables called \u003cem\u003eLet Me Tell You Something About That Night\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Boey’s original translations of Tang poems by Li Bai, Wang Wei, and of course, of Du Fu himself, are skilfully interwoven into the prose, adding an additional dimension of craft to the work. I highly recommend this book for any lover of Classical Chinese poetry and literary history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Eileen Chong, poet, in \"My Book of the Year 2018\", \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/4\/my-book-of-the-year-2018-1?mc_cid=01cadc6581\u0026amp;mc_eid=a7bc05dbd6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoey Kim Cheng\u003c\/strong\u003e is a multi-award-winning Singapore-born poet, and a 1996 recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award. He emigrated to Australia in 1997, but returned in 2013 as one of Nanyang Technological University's writers-in-residence; he is currently Associate Professor in the NTU Division of English. He co-founded \u003ci\u003eMascara Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e in 2007, the first Australian literary journal to promote Asian Australian writing, and in 2013 co-edited the groundbreaking anthology \u003ci\u003eContemporary Asian Australian Poets.\u003c\/i\u003e Boey has published five collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eClear Brightness\u003c\/i\u003e (selected by \u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the Best Books of 2012), as well as \u003ci\u003eBetween Stations\u003c\/i\u003e, a celebrated travel memoir reissued by Epigram Books in 2017. His writing is frequently studied in tertiary and university institutions in Singapore and abroad. \u003ci\u003eGull Between Heaven and Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":907345625113,"sku":"9789814785242","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/GullBetween_TCVF_300.jpg?v=1627028852"},{"product_id":"the-naysayers-book-club-26-singaporeans-you-need-to-know","title":"The Naysayer's Book Club: 26 Singaporeans You Need to Know","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook of the Year, 2019 Singapore Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TheNaysayers-sample.pdf?5337443443189791794\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   Get the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07NVLVPNK\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Simon_Vincent_The_Naysayer_s_Book_Club_26_Singapor?id=uXuIDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 26 conversations with 26 naysayers, this book is aimed at reflecting the spectrum of naysaying in Singapore's civil society. Each person is interviewed against the backdrop of his or her bookcase, putting front and centre a life of ideas and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a book club for curious minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 457px;\" height=\"34\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 242px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTan Tarn How\u003cbr\u003eConstance Singam\u003cbr\u003eTay Kheng Soon\u003cbr\u003eYeoh Lam Keong\u003cbr\u003eCherian George\u003cbr\u003eClaire Leow\u003cbr\u003eRemy Choo Zheng Xi\u003cbr\u003eTeo Soh Lung\u003cbr\u003eThirunalan Sasitharan\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Teo\u003cbr\u003eDan Wong\u003cbr\u003eChua Beng Huat\u003cbr\u003eKirsten Han\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 388px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\nFilzah Sumartono\u003cbr\u003eAlex Au\u003cbr\u003eMartyn See\u003cbr\u003eJune Chua\u003cbr\u003eWilliam SW Lim\u003cbr\u003eM. Ravi\u003cbr\u003eLoo Zihan\u003cbr\u003eVanessa Ho\u003cbr\u003eMohamed Imran Mohamed Taib\u003cbr\u003eSeelan Palay\u003cbr\u003eSonny Liew\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Thomas\u003cbr\u003eThum Ping Tjin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Right book, right time; read and be inspired by the naysayers in our midst as they battle against the odds.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ismail Kassim, political journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eNo Hard Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The 26 essays are inspiring accounts of the subjects: who they are, what they are, what they do, their exemplary efforts to speak up and their brushes with the law and the authorities in a society constrained by a matrix of repressive laws. Edifying and a must-read, especially for civil society activists.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Peter Low, human rights lawyer and founder of Peter Low \u0026amp; Choo LLC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I was not disappointed in the depth and authenticity of the interviews… The chapters on Sonny Liew, the award-winning comic book maestro, and Thum Ping Tjin, the controversial historian who startles with his honest interpretation of history, will be among those I will turn to first.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Clement Mesenas, journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eDissident Voices\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Great Strike\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eIn Singapore there is a fine line between co-option by the establishment and ostracism by society. These delightful vignettes are about the brave men and women who tread it—often at great personal cost—expanding our collective imagination in ways the elite never can. Instead of calling for more naysayers, Singapore would do well to listen to those it already has.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh, author of\u003ci\u003e Floating on a Malayan Breeze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Simon captures the other ways of thinking in Singapore with these rich and colourful profiles, revealing to us a Singapore that could have been, or perhaps a Singapore that might someday be. \u003ci\u003eNaysayer's\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about those who swim against the flow, but it isn’t about tiredness; it’s about hope.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Daniel Yap, publisher of \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"My Singapore book of the year is \u003ci\u003eThe Naysayer's Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e—what wonderful, bibliophilic counter-discourses Simon Vincent has assembled. A much needed alternate reading list.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Joanne Leow, literary scholar and writer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An inspiring collection of interviews with respected Singapore civil society activists. Not only do we hear how they came to be, why they do what they do, we take a peak into their bookshelves to understand the ideas that galvanised them. A book lover’s book!\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Tan Pin Pin, director of\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn Time to Come\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTo Singapore, with Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"We need more naysayers... 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During National Service, he picked up a habit of reading and has since amassed a collection of a few hundred books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8114782240881,"sku":"9789814785846","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Naysayers-CVF-300_d26923e2-f9f0-4736-a46e-4d56d7e8c9ef.jpg?v=1627285668"},{"product_id":"dont-call-me-mrs-rogers","title":"Don't Call Me Mrs Rogers: Love, Loathing and Our Epic Drive Around the World","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/DontCallMeMrsRogers-sample.pdf?17471345060563362856\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGet the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dont-Call-Me-Mrs-Rogers-ebook\/dp\/B07NJT2LLJ\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Paige_Parker_Don_t_Call_Me_Mrs_Rogers_Love_Loathin?id=ykSHDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/791598-Don-t-Call-Me-Mrs-Rogers-Love-Loathing-and-Our-Epic-Drive-Around-the-World?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=DontCallMeMrsRogersLoveLoathingandOurEpicDriveAroundtheWorld\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the millennium, American-born Paige Parker and investment guru Jim Rogers spend three years—1,101 days to be exact—driving over six continents in their \"sunburst yellow\" coupe and trailer, ultimately setting a Guinness World Record. 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Wisdom so insightful, prose so simply beautiful, her memoir will leave every reader with indelible memories.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Lynn Yeow-de Vito, co-founder of Loop PR and \u003ci\u003eSassy Mama Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaige Parker\u003c\/strong\u003e moved from New York to Singapore more than a decade ago, and is a board member, patron and fundraiser for various organisations, including the Singapore Committee for UN Women, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, National Gallery of Singapore and Singapore Dance Theatre.She supports and promotes Singapore talent, be it in design, jewellery, the arts or fashion. She is a freelance writer and a graduate gemologist through the Gemologist Institute of America. \u003cbr\u003ePaige is a member of the Circumnavigators Club and the Explorers Club. She and her husband, Jim Rogers, have two daughters, Happy and Bee. Singapore is their home by choice. \u003cbr\u003eYou can follow her on Instagram: @iampaigeparker and @dontcallmemrsrogers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32206394490993,"sku":"9789814655255","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/MrsRogers-CV-300.jpg?v=1534132285"},{"product_id":"band-eight","title":"Band Eight","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Band_Eight-sample.pdf?16128283002592880460\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e|  Get the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07N7KL92B\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Tham_Cheng_E_Band_Eight?id=j5SFDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2559952-Band-Eight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eIn the Nation, citizenship is competitively earned, and the sting of failure strikes swift. 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His first novel, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/surrogate-protocol\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSurrogate Protocol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, was shortlisted for the 2016 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14244755800177,"sku":"9789814615884","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-BandEight-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627029451"},{"product_id":"beng-beng-revolution","title":"Beng Beng Revolution","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2018 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/BBR-sample.pdf?687\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e   |  Get the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07V4GYY1G\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Lu_Huiyi_Beng_Beng_Revolution?id=g62hDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeng Hock and his brother, Beng Huat (who prefers to go by Archibald), find themselves navigating a tumultuous Singapore in the near future that has run out of oil and gas. 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Lundberg’s Tinhau is a vibrant, deadly and creative world, much like our own.” \u003cstrong\u003e–\u003ci\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Armed with rich imagination refined by good writing and editing, layering an already culturally rich city with even more lines of meaning and mythicism. Easily immersing us into this bizarro world with enough heart and humour to keep us reading, Lundberg’s novel is a fascinating addition to the Singaporean speculative fiction canon, one that for all its oddities is a strong reflection of our current and future state of identity politics, and one that’s worth reading for its sheer audacity, bold ideas and unforgettable characters.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e–\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bakchormeeboy.com\/2020\/10\/15\/%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%86-book-review-a-fickle-and-restless-weapon-by-jason-erik-lundberg\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBakchormeeboy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bakchormeeboy.com\/2020\/10\/15\/%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%86-book-review-a-fickle-and-restless-weapon-by-jason-erik-lundberg\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e (★★★★☆)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An intriguing, delightful and immersive universe, brought to life by Lundberg with verve and affection. [A] loving, uncanny take on our country by an insider-outsider who, in creating a fictional version of ourselves, ultimately also reminds us how we are indeed, as a shrewd gahmen once declared us to be, a city of possibilities.” \u003cstrong\u003e–\u003ci\u003eQuarterly Literary Review Singapore\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Some of my favourite parts of the novel are when Lundberg describes a distinctly Singaporean, I mean Tinhaunese, characteristic or scene, but then coyly slips in a fantastical element.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eStephanie Ye, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.qlrs.com\/critique.asp?id=1632\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuarterly Literary Review Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“With each fresh—and fearless—leap into another genre, Jason Erik Lundberg dares us to reimagine the world we know.” \u003cstrong\u003e–Pico Iyer, celebrated author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lady and the Monk and This Could Be Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Jason Erik Lundberg’s debut novel is a much-welcomed vortex into his majestic imagination and speculative inventivess. Lush and rich with sensuous textures and cultural details, the Tinhau of his creation is populated by a cast of humans and posthumans, local folk and transnationals, all living in a time when ‘Fear is Safety’. But where Lundberg truly shines is in his deep insight into the thematic threads of the book—art and agency, appetite and repression, identity and negation, isolation and engagement, wonder and loss and acceptance: the complex personal and external struggles of the individual versus authority, the endless match of the longing for freedom against the strict demands of society. There is one novel that you must read this year. This is it.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Dean Francis Alfar, Palanca Grand Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSalamanca\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Field Guide to the Roads of Manila\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In propulsive, crystalline prose, Jason Erik Lundberg masterfully orchestrates an ambitious, wide-ranging tale of shifting identities and political intrigue. Lundberg’s searing depiction of the imagined surveillance state of Tinhau raises probing, complex questions, giving readers no choice but to consider their world anew.”\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e —Kirstin Chen, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBury What We Cannot Take\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoy Sauce for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The Republic of Tinhau is a welcome addition to the archipelago of literature’s imaginary islands. In \u003ci\u003eA Fickle and Restless Weapon\u003c\/i\u003e, Jason Erik Lundberg brings the reader to its shores and its stories with style and daring invention.”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e—Sjón, celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Fox\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCoDex 1962\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJason Erik Lundberg\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in New York, grew up in North Carolina, and has lived in Singapore since 2007. He is the author and anthologist of over two dozen books, including \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/products\/a-fickle-and-restless-weapon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eA Fickle and Restless Weapon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2020), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/most-excellent-and-lamentable?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=302a0c714\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMost Excellent and Lamentable\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2019), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/diary-of-one-who-disappeared\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiary of One Who Disappeared\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2019), \u003cem\u003eCarol the Coral\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), \u003cem\u003eStrange Mammals\u003c\/em\u003e (2013), \u003cem\u003eEmbracing the Strange\u003c\/em\u003e (2013), \u003cem\u003eThe Alchemy of Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), \u003cem\u003eFish Eats Lion\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), \u003cem\u003eRed Dot Irreal\u003c\/em\u003e (2011), the six-book \u003cem\u003eBo Bo and Cha Cha\u003c\/em\u003e children’s picture book series (2012–2015), and the biennial \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-epigram-books-collection-of-best-new-singaporean-short-stories-volume-four?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=302a0c714\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBest New Singaporean Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e anthology series (est. 2013).\n\u003cp\u003eHe is also the fiction editor at Epigram Books (where the books he’s edited have won multiple awards, and made various year’s best lists since 2012), as well as the founding editor of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=*lontar*\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2012–2018). His writing has been anthologised widely, shortlisted for multiple awards, honourably mentioned twice in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, and translated into half a dozen languages. \u003cem\u003eA Fickle and Restless Weapon\u003c\/em\u003e is his first novel, and twenty-fifth book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5zie7o2nAVY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"180\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/money-fm-893\/read-a-fickle-and-restless-weapon\/embed?style=cover\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32206384136305,"sku":"9789814785464","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/AFickleandRestlessWeapon-CVF.jpg?v=1589511711"},{"product_id":"reality-bitchslap","title":"Reality Bitchslap","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/RealityBitchslap-Sample.pdf?v=1591174993\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCelebrating his friend's last days of bachelorhood, Arif Rafhan gathers the boys to head off for an epic trip around Southeast Asia. Naïve about life, they stumble through and get themselves mixed up in some unexpected experiences. Based on real adventures of the author, \u003cem\u003eReality Bitchslap\u003c\/em\u003e documents his eye-opening journey outside his comforts. Done in quirky black-and-white illustrations, this hilarious coming-of-age comic relays events and awkward situations we all can relate to when travelling abroad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/episode\/3M7ru3MzIB1mEh8X6B99KU\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArif Rafhan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a comic artist, pre-production visualiser, mural artist and teacher based in Malaysia. His work spans from web comics, non-fiction graphic novels and collaborations with doctors, to mural in libraries, streets and corporate offices. His pre-production work involves both local and international clients (Cartoon Network, Sony Animation Pictures). As a doodle teacher at a private school in Kuala Lumpur, he participated in producing a seamless blueprint of art\/science education for the school. Since 2018, he has worked with the cartoonist, Lat, as an inker on several projects. More of Arif’s work can be seen on his social media platform, Superdoofus. In all, he has worked on more than 10 books, including \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/products\/amazing-ash-superhero-ah-ma-1\" title=\"Amazing Ash \u0026amp; Superhero Ah Ma\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazing Ash \u0026amp; Superhero Ah Ma\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/products\/reality-bitchslap\" title=\"Reality Bitchslap\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReality Bitchslap\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-0oZZzpEQD8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31472651272305,"sku":"9789814785822","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/RealityBitchslap-CVF.jpg?v=1626944625"},{"product_id":"how-the-man-in-green-saved-pahang-and-possibly-the-world","title":"How the Man in Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly the World","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Unsuitable for the Young*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/ManInGreen-Sample.pdf?v=1606283342\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/744\/How-the-Man-in-Green-Saved-Pahang-and-Possibly-the-World\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/consumables\/1290966-How-the-Man-in-Green-Saved-Pahang-and-Possibly-the-World\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eWhen a renegade prophet vanishes in a cloud of pigeons in Kuala Lumpur, chorister and first witness Gabriel finds himself press-ganged into a wild road trip down the Malaysian coast. Meanwhile, in a sleepy town by the sea, Lydia traces the links between her late grandaunt’s eccentric lover and her involvement in the Communist Emergency. As Lydia and Gabriel enter a shadowy mythology of serpents, Sufi saints and plainclothes gods, they must grapple with the theologies and histories they once trusted, in a country more perilously punk than they’d ever conceived of.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/episode\/3M7ru3MzIB1mEh8X6B99KU\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"A dizzying tale of saints, heists, maybe-queens.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/book-review-malaysian-epigram-prize-winners-debut-a-dizzying-tale-of-saints-heists\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"Quite the debut, accomplished, deft, unabashed and exuberant.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/asianreviewofbooks.com\/content\/how-the-man-in-green-saved-pahang-and-possibly-the-world-by-joshua-kam\/\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAsian Review of Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"What’s refreshing about\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow the Man in Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly to the World\u003c\/em\u003e is how it is both rooted in Malaysia, but offers new imaginings of it ... It’s quite the whirlwind tour through Malaysian history. Spirits and gods become characters, architectural landmarks become sites of magic, history is given\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003elife\u003c\/em\u003e.\"—\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLily Jamaludin, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.queerlapis.com\/how-this-young-writer-queered-malaysia-and-possibly-the-world\/\" title=\"How the Man in Green Saved Pahang review in Queer Lapis\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQueer Lapis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"Author Joshua Kam’s debut book brings Asian mythology to the forefront.\"\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thesundaily.my\/style-life\/the-right-read\/from-past-to-present-IL3058794\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Sun Daily\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eMalaysian author blurs myths and truths as you escape on a wild road trip ... This whimsical, rollercoaster ride of a book also carries a tale of old and new Malaysia colliding, with various figures from local history, politics and folklore coming together in an epic quest for the soul of the nation.\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday24.com\/world\/asia\/south-east-asia\/malaysian-author-blurs-myths-and-truths-as-you-escape-on-a-wild-road-trip\/\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003enewsday24.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"In essence, (the novel) acts as a love letter to Malaysian folklore and history, showcasing an impressive degree of representation and imagination that never feels shoehorned into the narrative.\"\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bakchormeeboy.com\/2020\/08\/21\/%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%86-book-review-how-the-man-in-green-saved-pahang-and-possibly-the-world-by-joshua-kam\/\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBakchormeeboy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"What a trip! This 21st-century adventure quest with an Islamic saint also brings us on a madcap tour through a multitude of Malaysian mythologies— Malay epics, Taoist pantheons, WW2\/Emergency\/Merdeka heroics, and more. Even more vitally, it gives us hope amidst the dire news of our era— political corruption, environmental devastation and bigotry—reassuring us that the human\/divine spirit still flourishes in the late-capitalist tropics, and is ultimately destined to triumph over evil. An absolute delight, and truly, deliciously Malaysian.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Ng Yi-Sheng, award-winning author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/lion-city\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLion City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Borgesian, even Manichean in spirit, with almost reverent borrowings from Nusantara mythologies to Abrahamic religiosity, this novel is a wild ride from start to finish, riffing on Malayan history, politics and folklore in a surprisingly redemptive arc, while remaining deeply interrogative about what it means to keep true to goodness in the ever-changing face of evil.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Cyril Wong, two-time Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/this-side-of-heaven\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Side of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"Really enjoyed delving into the depths of Malaysia through this story. It's a very ambitious novel.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Balli Kaur Jaswal, author of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/sugarbread\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eSugarbread\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/inheritance\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eInheritance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eErotic Stories for Punjabi Widows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_lXq-GEH1zo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s_usIVEHvn4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoshua Kam Chun Wah\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, taking frequent trips with his father down the coastal state of Pahang. 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With a splash of Dan Brown and a quirky dash of Indiana Jones, Erni Salleh has written a globe-trotting, treasure-hunting thriller that is a fascinating read from start to finish.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Neil Humphreys, bestselling author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/products\/marina-bay-sins?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=11514d480\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarina Bay Sins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A riveting read of archaeological and historical mystery. \u003cem\u003eThe Java Enigma\u003c\/em\u003e takes you on a journey across Southeast Asia and into the hidden depths of the monuments, languages and cultures of the Old Malay World—all while unravelling the inherent interconnections in and among them, and in a way, among us all.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Nuraliah Norasid, award-winning author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-gatekeeper?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=ba2d8c259\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gatekeeper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kqLSV2GGnYU\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tIP7FZ_5GjM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErni Salleh\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Java Enigma\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist at the 2020 Epigram Book Fiction Prize. 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I find it uncanny that he is essentially filling in the blanks that are missing from the pages of our history books, where facts and imagination meet!” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—Johnny Lau, celebrated creator of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/collections\/series_all\/series_mr-kiasu\"\u003eMr Kiasu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUtama, The Sage Slayer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuffian Hakim\u003c\/strong\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/products\/harris-bin-potter-and-the-stoned-philosopher\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/products\/harris-bin-potter-and-the-stoned-philosopher\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarris bin Potter and the Stoned Philosopher \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eand \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/iqyi9ucximl7idyl-5500041.shopifypreview.com\/products\/the-minorities\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/iqyi9ucximl7idyl-5500041.shopifypreview.com\/products\/the-minorities\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Minorities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e both originally self-published and then re-released in new revised editions by Epigram Books. \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e has called him “undoubtedly one of the most whimsical, creative and unpretentious young voices in Singapore literature”. 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Award winning biographer and financial journalist Fan Haitao takes us through the never-before-revealed triumphs and struggles that Xiaomi underwent along the way. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA bestseller in the original Chinese, now translated into English for the first time, the book is an illuminating look at one of the biggest names in tech to watch today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFan Haitao\u003c\/strong\u003e was a financial journalist at the Beijing Youth Daily, and the China representative for U.S. News and World Report. In 2009, she co-wrote \u003cem\u003eMaking a World of Difference\u003c\/em\u003e, the autobiography of the former CEO of Google China, Dr Lee Kai-fu, which has sold over a million copies. She was the first student from mainland China to earn a master's in oral history at Columbia University in 2013. After graduation, she set up her own studio dedicated to oral history interviewing and biography writing. She published her memoir, \u003cem\u003eLife Begins at Thirty\u003c\/em\u003e, in 2016, and has been invited by major Chinese universities to talk about non-fiction writing and oral history. She is currently the visiting professor at the Tianjin University of Sport's oral history research center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44622498136361,"sku":"9789815105025","price":34.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Xiaomi-CVF-300.jpg?v=1678779631"},{"product_id":"three-plays-by-goh-poh-seng","title":"Goh Poh Seng: Three Plays","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-GPS_Sample.pdf?v=1718248713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn omnibus of groundbreaking Singaporean playscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoh Poh Seng played an active role in the arts scene of post-independence Singapore. He was a pioneer of Singaporean drama, and the author of what is considered the first local English-language novel, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/collections\/authors\/products\/if-we-dream-too-long-new-edition\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf We Dream Too Long\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (1972). However, despite him winning the Cultural Medallion, his three playscripts have never been published…until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Plays\u003c\/em\u003e—consisting of \u003cem\u003eThe Moon Is Less Bright\u003c\/em\u003e (1964), \u003cem\u003eWhen Smiles Are Done\u003c\/em\u003e (1965) and \u003cem\u003eThe Elder Brother\u003c\/em\u003e (1966)—rescues these dramatic works from obscurity, and presents them on the sixtieth anniversary of first being staged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Where does one begin to address such neglect? [Goh’s] three plays, written and staged in the 1960s but never published, cry out to be documented and written about in greater detail.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Clarissa Oon, \u003cem\u003eQLRS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Moon Is Less Bright\u003c\/em\u003e depicts the political and social awakening of Asian peoples, with all the fears, aspirations and violence of the era.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Thespis, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e, 25 Nov 1964\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“If Lim Chor Pee and Goh Poh Seng had continued their playwriting activities, and if there had been others to follow, drama in English would certainly have surged ahead and found its mark in the mid-sixties instead of the mid-eighties.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/collections\/authors\/author_robert-yeo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRobert Yeo\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSingapore Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eWhen Smiles Are Done\u003c\/em\u003e is a delicate, unpretentious play with a large heart.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Edward Dorall, playwright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“No matter what we feel, think or say, it is fair to remark that [Lim] Chor Pee and [Goh] Poh Seng pioneered Singapore theatre in English and laid the foundations for a truly Singaporean perspective\/voice on the Singapore experience.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/collections\/authors\/author_kirpal-singh\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKirpal Singh\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEsplanade Offstage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Set in Singapore’s Chinatown of today, \u003cem\u003eThe Elder Brother\u003c\/em\u003e is simple yet very moving, and presents with stark clarity how home life can be wrecked through intolerance and lack of understanding on the part of the breadwinner. It should give much food for thought.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Merry Andrew, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e, 7 Aug 1966\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoh Poh Seng\u003c\/strong\u003e was a playwright, novelist and poet, regarded as a pioneer of Singaporean literature in English. A medical doctor by training, his first novel \u003cem\u003eIf We Dream Too Long\u003c\/em\u003e is widely recognised as the first Singaporean English-langauge novel, while his play \u003cem\u003eWhen Smiles Are Done\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the first instances of the use of Singlish in drama. Goh also released five books of poetry, founded the literary magazine \u003cem\u003eTumasek\u003c\/em\u003e and formed Centre 65 to promote the arts. In addition, he chaired the National Theatre Trust and was Vice-Chairman of the Arts Council from 1967 to 1973. Goh received the Cultural Medallion for Literature in 1982 and emigrated to Canada in 1986. He passed away in 2010, leaving behind his wife Margaret, four sons and three grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48576663486761,"sku":"9789815105742","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/GohPohSeng_ThreePlays.jpg?v=1716284400"}],"url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/collections\/terrifyingly-low-price-collection.oembed","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}