{"title":"2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHow the Man In Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly the World\u003c\/em\u003e by Joshua Kam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Good True Thai\u003c\/em\u003e by Sunisa Manning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Fisherman King\u003c\/em\u003e by Kathrina Mohd Daud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Java Enigma\u003c\/em\u003e by Erni Salleh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eChildren of the Ark\u003c\/em\u003e by Teo Xue Shen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Flesh Hunters\u003c\/em\u003e by Jocelyn Suarez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Good Guys\u003c\/em\u003e by Darren Chen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Keepers of Stories\u003c\/em\u003e by Suffian Hakim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTinhead City, KL\u003c\/em\u003e by Stuart Danker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about the 2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.epigram.sg\/ebfp-2020\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"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. A history graduate of Hope College, Michigan, he’s developed a hunger for the mythology of place-names, rebel peasants, and sea gods his family inherited from generations by the water. Dividing his time between Malaysia and graduate school in Michigan, he interviews Nusantara mystics for a living, bakes when he can and drinks when he shouldn’t. \u003cem\u003eHow the Man in Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly the World\u003c\/em\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":31621676302449,"sku":"9789814901048","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-ManInGreen-CVF-300_67ec9e46-1380-4f4c-8685-57e5a076f829.jpg?v=1626921512"},{"product_id":"the-java-enigma","title":"The Java Enigma","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 2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TheJavaEnigma-Sample.pdf?v=1604904248\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/743\/The-Java-Enigma\"\u003eGet the E-Book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2260090-The-Java-Enigma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter missing her father’s funeral, Irin Omar finds her orderly librarian life with the Borobudur restoration project turned upside down as she inherits a safe deposit box containing an unknown item as part of her father’s will. Chasing answers across Asia and Europe, her historical knowledge and love for her father persists as she tries to uncover some of the archipelago’s biggest hidden secrets while discovering a few familial skeletons of her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A well-written, a kind of Southeast Asian \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDa Vinci Code\u003c\/em\u003e-type mystery … with a degree of scholarly detail all through the narrative.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e— Professor Rajeev S. Patke, director of the Division of Humanities at Yale-NUS College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Java Enigma\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003epresents itself as a rather singular literary work for its boldness in putting Southeast Asian history at the fore, certainly able to spur new interest in readers that pick this book up.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bakchormeeboy.com\/2020\/09\/09\/%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%86-book-review-the-java-enigma-by-erni-salleh\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebakchormeeboy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The Java Enigma\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a delightful and well-researched work of literary cartography where form, concepts, motifs and content work together to create a cultural map of the Southeast Asian region, its history and communities.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e—\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/karyawan.sg\/mapping-regional-memories-book-review-of-erni-sallehs-the-java-enigma\/\" title=\"The Java Enigma review in The Karyawan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Karyawan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With so much colourful and eclectic history on Singapore's doorstep, I have often wondered why a code-cracking historical adventure hasn't been written about the region. Finally, \u003cem\u003eThe Java Enigma\u003c\/em\u003e has plugged the gap. 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.xyz\/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. She completed her Master's in Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore, where she first got interested in colonial maps, art, religion and ancient kingdoms of the region. A librarian by profession and a self-professed antiques aficionado, she travels the region collecting bits of the past - from 19th-century ceremonial scrolls in Laos to generations-old kerises in a remote village in Yogyakarta. When she’s not writing, Erni enjoys telling stories, be it to a room full of toddlers and parents, or storyboarding a puzzle adventure book for tweens. \u003cem\u003eThe Java Enigma\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31745859354737,"sku":"9789814901123","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-TheJavaEnigma-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627024506"},{"product_id":"a-good-true-thai","title":"A Good True Thai","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003cbr\u003e\n\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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/A_Good_True_Thai_sample.pdf?v=1604904340\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e   |    \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/742\/A-Good-True-Thai\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2473796-A-Good-True-Thai\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1970s Thailand, three young people meet each other with fateful results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDet has just lost his mother, the granddaughter of a king. He clings to his best friend Chang, a smart boy from the slums, as they go to college. While there, Det falls for Lek, a Chinese immigrant with radical ideals. Longing for glory, Det journeys into his friends’ political circles, and then into the Thai jungle to fight. During Thailand’s most famous period of political and artistic openness, these three friends must reconcile their deep feelings for one another with the realities of perilous political revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"For all its heavy political and historical content, \u003cem\u003eA Good True Thai \u003c\/em\u003eis not a didactic book. Manning’s impressive powers of synthesis are complemented by a streamlined and graceful prose style. The result is a real achievement—a novel that sheds light on a historical episode with striking relevance to the present, as rising authoritarianism is met with rousing protest—and, perhaps soon, intelligent debate.\"\u003cstrong\u003e—Diane Josefowicz, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2020\/12\/21\/ironic-historian\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Epic in sweep but precise in its details,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Good True Thai\u003c\/i\u003e shines on all fronts. Time and again, Sunisa Manning resists easy answers, reaching for nuance, for complexity, for truth. An astounding debut from a talented new voice.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kirstin Chen, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBury What We Cannot Take\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“Sunisa Manning understands deeply and innately that politics is woven through the strongest and most ambitious fiction, just as it is through life itself.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Rachel Kushner, Booker-shortlisted author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mars Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“The story of Thailand’s democracy movement in the 1970s is almost unknown in the rest of the world, but Sunisa Manning insists on recapturing and preserving it in this beautiful and astonishing novel. Read and immerse yourself in a narrative that speaks so profoundly to the condition of Thailand, and the world, today.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jess Row, award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour Face in Mine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“Sunisa Manning brings to life a tortured, misunderstood nexus in the painful evolution of Thailand’s democracy with immediacy and vividness, never losing her sharply-drawn characters in the labyrinth of history. Mingling narratives of insider and outsider in a terse, swiftly-moving style, she drags the past into the present, unveiling complex truths with a remarkable clarity of vision.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—SP Somtow, multi-award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJasmine Nights\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“The 1970s leftist and anti-authoritarian protests that drive the characters in Manning’s authentic and engaging novel are among the most important and controversial political events in modern Thai history. Frighteningly, the general context of conflicts that the novel covers is still very relevant today. Foreigners who want to understand the long-lasting crisis in Thai society, and the complex psyche behind the famous ‘Thai smile’, should read this book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Prabda Yoon, award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sad Part Was\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n“A vivid, thoroughly-researched account of a moment in time when everything seemed up for grabs. When youthful idealism is brought crashing down by harsh political realities, what can be salvaged for the future? Sunisa Manning’s exploration of this turning point in Thai history is clear-eyed and compassionate, and written with real flair.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jeremy Tiang, Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of State of Emergency\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mf4A7KsxfcU\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; 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\/TztnAu6bZGI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunisa Manning\u003c\/strong\u003e was born and raised in Bangkok by Thai and American parents. 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The result is an enthralling coming-of-age tale, weaved throughout with modern-day fables, demonstrating the power of stories to move, heal and inspire us.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Imran Hashim, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/annabelle-thong-new-cover-1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/annabelle-thong-new-cover-1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnnabelle Thong\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n“The frame narrative is an age-old storytelling technique across cultures traceable to classic texts like the Panchatantra and, most popularly, A Thousand and One Nights. In The Keeper of Stories, Suffian Hakim has modernised this form to tell the familiar Singapore tragedy of displacement in the face of unrelenting development. Its stories within the novel suggest a sense of universality at play. Its appeal to the fantastical is not escapist but therapeutic. Suffian’s most serious book to date should be part of a reading list on making sense of trying times.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—Nazry Bahrawi, senior lecturer, Singapore University of Technology and Design\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I was drawn to Suffian Hakim’s narrative the moment I set foot on his island of stories. 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.xyz\/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.xyz\/products\/harris-bin-potter-and-the-stoned-philosopher\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/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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