{"title":"Fiction","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"sherlock-sam-1","title":"Sherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong (Book 1)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Authors \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e🎁Recommended for ages 9 and above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of Red Dot Book Awards 2013-2014, Younger Readers’ Category\u003cbr\u003eSelected for National Library Board’s READ! Singapore 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/SSam-1-Sample.pdf?452\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/136\/Sherlock-Sam-and-the-Missing-Heirloom-in-Katong\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e   |  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/sherlock-sam-and-the-missing-heirloom-in-katong-1615090\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e  |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-bundle\"\u003eGet the bundle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMeet Sherlock Sam, Singapore’s greatest kid detective. With his trusty robot Watson, Sherlock Sam will stop at nothing to solve the case, no matter how big or small!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong\u003c\/em\u003e, Auntie Kim Lian’s precious Peranakan cookbook disappears, and Sherlock Sam cannot eat her delicious ayam buah keluak anymore! Will Sherlock Sam be able to use his super detective powers to find this lost treasure?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The humour and camaraderie of the children, the robots and the lovable parents are reassuring, and makes you wish you could be part of the group in their next adventure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Naomi Kojima, Japanese author and illustrator of\u003ci\u003e The Alphabet Picture Book \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSinging Shijimi Clams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“What’s not to love about a savvy kid with pluck, prepared to step outside humdrum routines to solve mysteries? Young readers everywhere dream of pushing limits in pursuit of adventure, and Sam is all the more appealing for his habit of running rings around grown-up buffoons. In Sherlock Sam, A.J. Low has conceived a series sure to have long-term appeal.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ken Spillman, author of the Jake series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“From the first missing heirloom in Katong to this current cloaked classmate in MacRitchie, Sherlock Sam continues to captivate its readers. Definitely a middle-grade series that I would unreservedly recommend to teachers, parents, and fellow bibliogeeks. Science!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Myra Garces-Bacsal, PhD, National Institute of Education, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.J. Low\u003c\/strong\u003e is a husband-and-wife writing team!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdan Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, translator, and prose, comics and localisation editor. He is the proud son of Mexican immigrant parents and became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after living in New York for almost a decade. He has worked for comic book stores, bookstores, gaming stores and even a hoagie sandwich shop once. He loves comics, LEGO, books, games (analog and video), science fiction and food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Singapore, \u003cstrong\u003eFelicia Low-Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a geek for most of her life. She studied anime and manga in school and has written a lot of fanfiction. She was a bookseller and now works in publishing. Her SFF short story, “Tiger Girls”, has been adapted into a webcomic series. She spends most of her free time reading, napping and listening to music on a loop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the International School Libraries Network's Red Dot Award 2013-2014 in the Younger Readers’ category. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-and-the-seafaring-scourge-on-sentosa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Seafaring Scourge on Sentosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the Best Young Person’s Title Award at the Singapore Book Awards 2021. The series has been nominated and has won numerous Popular Readers’ Choice Awards and has been translated and published around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find them at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aj-low.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj-low.com\u003c\/a\u003e, instagram at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aj_low_writers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj_low_writers\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"sherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Tan (aka Drewscape)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance illustrator and adjunct art teacher based in Singapore. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/monsters-miracles-and-mayonnaise\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsters, Miracles \u0026amp; Mayonnaise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is his first graphic novel, in which the story “Moving Forward” was nominated in the “Best Short Story” category at the 2013 Eisner Awards. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ollie Comics: Diary of a First-Time Dad\u003c\/em\u003e. His illustrations can be found in the kid detective series Sherlock Sam, as well as in magazines, print ads and picture books. See more of his work at \u003ca href=\"drewscape.net\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.net\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"drewscape.blogspot.sg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.blogspot.sg\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":774728467,"sku":"9789810747503","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/SSAM-1-MissingHeirloom-CVF-100.jpg?v=1735663550"},{"product_id":"sherlock-sam-2","title":"Sherlock Sam and the Ghostly Moans in Fort Canning (Book 2)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Authors \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e🎁Recommended for ages 9 and above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond Runner-Up, Popular Readers’ Choice Awards 2013, English Children’s Books Category\u003cbr\u003eRecommended by the National Library Board, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/SSam-2-Sample.pdf?452\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/139\/Sherlock-Sam-and-the-Ghostly-Moans-in-Fort-Canning\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/sherlock-sam-and-the-missing-heirloom-in-katong-1615090\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe adventures of Sherlock Sam continue! Together with his loyal sidekick robot Watson, Sherlock Sam is fast becoming Singapore’s Greatest Kid Detective!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Ghostly Moans in Fort Canning\u003c\/em\u003e, mysterious sounds fill the air at one of Singapore’s most-loved historical attractions. Ghosts don’t exist, or do they? Will this mystery prove too difficult for Sherlock Sam to solve?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The humour and camaraderie of the children, the robots and the lovable parents are reassuring, and makes you wish you could be part of the group in their next adventure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Naomi Kojima, Japanese author and illustrator of\u003ci\u003e The Alphabet Picture Book \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSinging Shijimi Clams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“What’s not to love about a savvy kid with pluck, prepared to step outside humdrum routines to solve mysteries? Young readers everywhere dream of pushing limits in pursuit of adventure, and Sam is all the more appealing for his habit of running rings around grown-up buffoons. In Sherlock Sam, A.J. Low has conceived a series sure to have long-term appeal.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ken Spillman, author of the Jake series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“From the first missing heirloom in Katong to this current cloaked classmate in MacRitchie, Sherlock Sam continues to captivate its readers. Definitely a middle-grade series that I would unreservedly recommend to teachers, parents, and fellow bibliogeeks. Science!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Myra Garces-Bacsal, PhD, National Institute of Education, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.J. Low\u003c\/strong\u003e is a husband-and-wife writing team!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdan Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, translator, and prose, comics and localisation editor. He is the proud son of Mexican immigrant parents and became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after living in New York for almost a decade. He has worked for comic book stores, bookstores, gaming stores and even a hoagie sandwich shop once. He loves comics, LEGO, books, games (analog and video), science fiction and food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Singapore, \u003cstrong\u003eFelicia Low-Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a geek for most of her life. She studied anime and manga in school and has written a lot of fanfiction. She was a bookseller and now works in publishing. Her SFF short story, “Tiger Girls”, has been adapted into a webcomic series. She spends most of her free time reading, napping and listening to music on a loop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the International School Libraries Network's Red Dot Award 2013-2014 in the Younger Readers’ category. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-and-the-seafaring-scourge-on-sentosa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Seafaring Scourge on Sentosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the Best Young Person’s Title Award at the Singapore Book Awards 2021. The series has been nominated and has won numerous Popular Readers’ Choice Awards and has been translated and published around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find them at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aj-low.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj-low.com\u003c\/a\u003e, instagram at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aj_low_writers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj_low_writers\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"sherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Tan (aka Drewscape)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance illustrator and adjunct art teacher based in Singapore. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/monsters-miracles-and-mayonnaise\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsters, Miracles \u0026amp; Mayonnaise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is his first graphic novel, in which the story “Moving Forward” was nominated in the “Best Short Story” category at the 2013 Eisner Awards. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ollie Comics: Diary of a First-Time Dad\u003c\/em\u003e. His illustrations can be found in the kid detective series Sherlock Sam, as well as in magazines, print ads and picture books. See more of his work at \u003ca href=\"drewscape.net\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.net\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"drewscape.blogspot.sg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.blogspot.sg\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":774728759,"sku":"9789810751296","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/SSAM-2-GhostlyMoans-CVF-100.jpg?v=1735663551"},{"product_id":"sherlock-sam-and-the-alien-encounter-on-pulau-ubin-book-4","title":"Sherlock Sam and the Alien Encounter on Pulau Ubin (Book 4)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Authors \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e🎁Recommended for ages 9 and above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for Popular Readers' Choice Award 2014 - English (Children) Books Category\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/SSam-4-Sample.pdf?452\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/144\/Sherlock-Sam-and-the-Alien-Encounter-on-Pulau-Ubin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/sherlock-sam-and-the-alien-encounter-on-pulau-ubin-1624997\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen weird things happen while camping on Pulau Ubin, Sherlock Sam is convinced that aliens are to blame! Eager to investigate, Sherlock Sam and his not-so-eager sidekick robot Watson journey into the wilderness and discover a mystery that’s out of this world. Will these close encounters get the better of Singapore’s Greatest Kid Detective, or will he prove to be of a higher life form?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The humour and camaraderie of the children, the robots and the lovable parents are reassuring, and makes you wish you could be part of the group in their next adventure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Naomi Kojima, Japanese author and illustrator of\u003ci\u003e The Alphabet Picture Book \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSinging Shijimi Clams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“What’s not to love about a savvy kid with pluck, prepared to step outside humdrum routines to solve mysteries? Young readers everywhere dream of pushing limits in pursuit of adventure, and Sam is all the more appealing for his habit of running rings around grown-up buffoons. In Sherlock Sam, A.J. Low has conceived a series sure to have long-term appeal.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ken Spillman, author of the Jake series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“From the first missing heirloom in Katong to this current cloaked classmate in MacRitchie, Sherlock Sam continues to captivate its readers. Definitely a middle-grade series that I would unreservedly recommend to teachers, parents, and fellow bibliogeeks. Science!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Myra Garces-Bacsal, PhD, National Institute of Education, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.J. Low\u003c\/strong\u003e is a husband-and-wife writing team!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdan Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, translator, and prose, comics and localisation editor. He is the proud son of Mexican immigrant parents and became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after living in New York for almost a decade. He has worked for comic book stores, bookstores, gaming stores and even a hoagie sandwich shop once. He loves comics, LEGO, books, games (analog and video), science fiction and food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Singapore, \u003cstrong\u003eFelicia Low-Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a geek for most of her life. She studied anime and manga in school and has written a lot of fanfiction. She was a bookseller and now works in publishing. Her SFF short story, “Tiger Girls”, has been adapted into a webcomic series. She spends most of her free time reading, napping and listening to music on a loop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the International School Libraries Network's Red Dot Award 2013-2014 in the Younger Readers’ category. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-and-the-seafaring-scourge-on-sentosa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Seafaring Scourge on Sentosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the Best Young Person’s Title Award at the Singapore Book Awards 2021. The series has been nominated and has won numerous Popular Readers’ Choice Awards and has been translated and published around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find them at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aj-low.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj-low.com\u003c\/a\u003e, instagram at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aj_low_writers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj_low_writers\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"sherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Tan (aka Drewscape)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance illustrator and adjunct art teacher based in Singapore. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/monsters-miracles-and-mayonnaise\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsters, Miracles \u0026amp; Mayonnaise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is his first graphic novel, in which the story “Moving Forward” was nominated in the “Best Short Story” category at the 2013 Eisner Awards. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ollie Comics: Diary of a First-Time Dad\u003c\/em\u003e. His illustrations can be found in the kid detective series Sherlock Sam, as well as in magazines, print ads and picture books. See more of his work at \u003ca href=\"drewscape.net\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.net\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"drewscape.blogspot.sg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.blogspot.sg\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":774729495,"sku":"9789810766740","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/SSAM-4-AlienEncounter-CVF-100.jpg?v=1735663552"},{"product_id":"sherlock-sam-5","title":"Sherlock Sam and the Vanished Robot in Penang (Book 5)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Authors \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e🎁Recommended for ages 9 and above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for Singapore Book Awards 2018, Best Middle Grade\/Young Adult Title\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/SSam-5-Sample.pdf?452\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/147\/Sherlock-Sam-and-the-Vanished-Robot-in-Penang\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/sherlock-sam-and-the-vanished-robot-in-penang-1760259\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSherlock Sam and the Supper Club are off to Penang for a holiday! Of course, Sherlock Sam can’t go anywhere without bumping into a mystery. An antique tin robot vanishes from a toy museum without a trace! Did it walk off on its own? Was it teleported away? Will Singapore’s Greatest Kid Detective be able to resist all the local delicacies and focus on his most dangerous case yet? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The humour and camaraderie of the children, the robots and the lovable parents are reassuring, and makes you wish you could be part of the group in their next adventure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Naomi Kojima, Japanese author and illustrator of\u003ci\u003e The Alphabet Picture Book \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSinging Shijimi Clams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“What’s not to love about a savvy kid with pluck, prepared to step outside humdrum routines to solve mysteries? Young readers everywhere dream of pushing limits in pursuit of adventure, and Sam is all the more appealing for his habit of running rings around grown-up buffoons. In Sherlock Sam, A.J. Low has conceived a series sure to have long-term appeal.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ken Spillman, author of the Jake series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“From the first missing heirloom in Katong to this current cloaked classmate in MacRitchie, Sherlock Sam continues to captivate its readers. Definitely a middle-grade series that I would unreservedly recommend to teachers, parents, and fellow bibliogeeks. Science!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Myra Garces-Bacsal, PhD, National Institute of Education, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.J. Low\u003c\/strong\u003e is a husband-and-wife writing team!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdan Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, translator, and prose, comics and localisation editor. He is the proud son of Mexican immigrant parents and became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after living in New York for almost a decade. He has worked for comic book stores, bookstores, gaming stores and even a hoagie sandwich shop once. He loves comics, LEGO, books, games (analog and video), science fiction and food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Singapore, \u003cstrong\u003eFelicia Low-Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a geek for most of her life. She studied anime and manga in school and has written a lot of fanfiction. She was a bookseller and now works in publishing. Her SFF short story, “Tiger Girls”, has been adapted into a webcomic series. She spends most of her free time reading, napping and listening to music on a loop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the International School Libraries Network's Red Dot Award 2013-2014 in the Younger Readers’ category. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-and-the-seafaring-scourge-on-sentosa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Seafaring Scourge on Sentosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the Best Young Person’s Title Award at the Singapore Book Awards 2021. The series has been nominated and has won numerous Popular Readers’ Choice Awards and has been translated and published around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find them at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aj-low.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj-low.com\u003c\/a\u003e, instagram at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aj_low_writers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj_low_writers\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"sherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Tan (aka Drewscape)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance illustrator and adjunct art teacher based in Singapore. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/monsters-miracles-and-mayonnaise\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsters, Miracles \u0026amp; Mayonnaise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is his first graphic novel, in which the story “Moving Forward” was nominated in the “Best Short Story” category at the 2013 Eisner Awards. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ollie Comics: Diary of a First-Time Dad\u003c\/em\u003e. His illustrations can be found in the kid detective series Sherlock Sam, as well as in magazines, print ads and picture books. See more of his work at \u003ca href=\"drewscape.net\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.net\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"drewscape.blogspot.sg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.blogspot.sg\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":774730491,"sku":"9789810769178","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/SSAM-5-VanishedRobot-CVF-100.jpg?v=1735663554"},{"product_id":"sherlock-sam-6","title":"Sherlock Sam and the Cloaked Classmate in MacRitchie (Book 6)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Authors \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e🎁Recommended for ages 9 and above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/SSam-6-Sample.pdf?452\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/148\/Sherlock-Sam-and-the-Cloaked-Classmate-in-MacRitchie\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/sherlock-sam-and-the-cloaked-classmate-in-macritchie-1759514\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the sixth book of this series, Sherlock Sam encounters his most important mystery yet! His classmate has gone missing at MacRitchie Reservoir, and no one can find him. Fearing the worst, Officer Siva refuses to let the Supper Club help, but there’s never been a mystery Sherlock, Watson and their friends could ignore!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is also the first of The Fiendish Mastermind Trilogy! An exciting trilogy that will keep you at the edge of your seat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The humour and camaraderie of the children, the robots and the lovable parents are reassuring, and makes you wish you could be part of the group in their next adventure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Naomi Kojima, Japanese author and illustrator of\u003ci\u003e The Alphabet Picture Book \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSinging Shijimi Clams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“What’s not to love about a savvy kid with pluck, prepared to step outside humdrum routines to solve mysteries? Young readers everywhere dream of pushing limits in pursuit of adventure, and Sam is all the more appealing for his habit of running rings around grown-up buffoons. In Sherlock Sam, A.J. Low has conceived a series sure to have long-term appeal.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ken Spillman, author of the Jake series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“From the first missing heirloom in Katong to this current cloaked classmate in MacRitchie, Sherlock Sam continues to captivate its readers. Definitely a middle-grade series that I would unreservedly recommend to teachers, parents, and fellow bibliogeeks. Science!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Myra Garces-Bacsal, PhD, National Institute of Education, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.J. Low\u003c\/strong\u003e is a husband-and-wife writing team!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdan Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, translator, and prose, comics and localisation editor. He is the proud son of Mexican immigrant parents and became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after living in New York for almost a decade. He has worked for comic book stores, bookstores, gaming stores and even a hoagie sandwich shop once. He loves comics, LEGO, books, games (analog and video), science fiction and food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Singapore, \u003cstrong\u003eFelicia Low-Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a geek for most of her life. She studied anime and manga in school and has written a lot of fanfiction. She was a bookseller and now works in publishing. Her SFF short story, “Tiger Girls”, has been adapted into a webcomic series. She spends most of her free time reading, napping and listening to music on a loop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the International School Libraries Network's Red Dot Award 2013-2014 in the Younger Readers’ category. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-and-the-seafaring-scourge-on-sentosa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Seafaring Scourge on Sentosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the Best Young Person’s Title Award at the Singapore Book Awards 2021. The series has been nominated and has won numerous Popular Readers’ Choice Awards and has been translated and published around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find them at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aj-low.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj-low.com\u003c\/a\u003e, instagram at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aj_low_writers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj_low_writers\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"sherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Tan (aka Drewscape)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance illustrator and adjunct art teacher based in Singapore. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/monsters-miracles-and-mayonnaise\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsters, Miracles \u0026amp; Mayonnaise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is his first graphic novel, in which the story “Moving Forward” was nominated in the “Best Short Story” category at the 2013 Eisner Awards. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ollie Comics: Diary of a First-Time Dad\u003c\/em\u003e. His illustrations can be found in the kid detective series Sherlock Sam, as well as in magazines, print ads and picture books. See more of his work at \u003ca href=\"drewscape.net\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.net\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"drewscape.blogspot.sg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.blogspot.sg\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":774730747,"sku":"9789810778651","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/SSAM-6-MacRitchie-CVF-100.jpg?v=1735663554"},{"product_id":"danger-dan-3","title":"Danger Dan Spooks the Peculiar Peranakan Pirate (book 3)","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; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShortlisted for Popular Readers' Choice Award 2014, English (Children) Category\u003c\/span\u003e\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\/DDan-3-Sample.pdf?452\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/DDan-3-Sample.pdf?452\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e|  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/152\/Danger-Dan-Spooks-the-Peculiar-Peranakan-Pirate\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/152\/Danger-Dan-Spooks-the-Peculiar-Peranakan-Pirate\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/hedgehogcomms.blogspot.sg\/\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/hedgehogcomms.blogspot.sg\/\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWill the time warps ever stop? This time, Danger Dan faces his gravest challenge ever—he needs to save us from a lifetime of drinking Dutch Lady Milk and saying ‘goedemorgen’ every day! In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDanger Dan Spooks the Peculiar Peranakan Pirate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Danny travels back to 1819 to stop a dastardly pirate from hijacking one of Singapore’s most crucial historical events ever. Plus, more secrets about the time warp unravel. Will Danger Dan and Gadget Girl get to the bottom of things?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Monica Lim and her daughter Lesley-Anne mix history and humour in their \u003cem\u003eDanger Dan\u003c\/em\u003e adventures featuring a terrific time-travelling hero from Singapore. In this third adventure, he travels back to 1819 to stop a high-seas hijacking. For eight- to 12-year-olds.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Akshita Nanda, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/books\/story\/singapore-shelf-20140525#4\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/books\/story\/singapore-shelf-20140525#4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Danger Dan romps through Temasek with a feisty female partner, offering a fun alternative to boring textbook versions of local history.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Clara Chow, journalist and parenting columnist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A fun story that also educates!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dr Tay Hui Yong, Vice-Principal, Nanyang Girls’ High\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Refreshingly well-written, with lots of local flavour. A fun and engaging read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eZahira Mohd Sedik, Head of Department GEP Humanities, St Hilda’s Primary School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Expect the unexpected with Danger Dan as you join him on his adventures.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eSusan Liang, History and Social Studies teacher, Pioneer Secondary School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A fun and funny adventure! An exciting debut by one of Singapore’s youngest authors!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Adeline Foo, author of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-diary-of-amos-lee-i-sit-i-write-i-flush-book-1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-diary-of-amos-lee-i-sit-i-write-i-flush-book-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Diary of Amos Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Laugh-out-loud funny!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—A.J. Low, author of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/sherlock-sam-and-the-missing-heirloom-in-katong-book-1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/sherlock-sam-and-the-missing-heirloom-in-katong-book-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSherlock Sam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Warning: \u003cem\u003eDanger Dan\u003c\/em\u003e is dangerously fun. A solid hit. Kids, parents and even teachers will love this book!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—David Seow, author of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/sam-sebbie-and-di-di-di-at-the-night-safari-book-1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/sam-sebbie-and-di-di-di-at-the-night-safari-book-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesley-Anne and Monica Lim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are a mother-and-daughter writing team. They sometimes argue, like all mothers and daughters do, but they are able to work together because they have many thing in common – such as their love for writing, eating and sleeping (not necessarily in that order). They have spoken at many schools and festivals because they love meeting Danger Dan fans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e is an illustrator from Singapore. He likes to create comics and draw stuff, especially animals. He also enjoys doing traditional illustrations using ink and watercolor as there is something more tactile to these media, just like holding a book in your hand. He likes to draw things from his experiences as well as books he read. He enjoys travelling and drawing the new sights and sounds he sees around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":774731671,"sku":"9789814615211","price":14.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/DDan-3-PeranakanPirate-100.jpg?v=1407322358"},{"product_id":"sherlock-sam-and-the-sinister-letters-in-bras-basah-book-3","title":"Sherlock Sam and the Sinister Letters in Bras Basah (Book 3)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Authors \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e🎁Recommended for ages 9 and above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/SSam-3-Sample.pdf?452\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/143\/Sherlock-Sam-and-the-Sinister-Letters-in-Bras-Basah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/sherlock-sam-and-the-sinister-letters-in-bras-basah-1624996\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet ready for Sherlock Sam’s latest adventure, this time, in an international school in Singapore!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Sinister Letters in Bras Basah,\u003c\/em\u003e Sherlock Sam is all set to discover what an international school in Singapore is really like, but one of the students is receiving strange letters that are causing grave concern. Can Singapore’s Greatest Kid Detective use his super intelligence to help his new friend?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The humour and camaraderie of the children, the robots and the lovable parents are reassuring, and makes you wish you could be part of the group in their next adventure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Naomi Kojima, Japanese author and illustrator of\u003ci\u003e The Alphabet Picture Book \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSinging Shijimi Clams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“What’s not to love about a savvy kid with pluck, prepared to step outside humdrum routines to solve mysteries? Young readers everywhere dream of pushing limits in pursuit of adventure, and Sam is all the more appealing for his habit of running rings around grown-up buffoons. In Sherlock Sam, A.J. Low has conceived a series sure to have long-term appeal.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ken Spillman, author of the Jake series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“From the first missing heirloom in Katong to this current cloaked classmate in MacRitchie, Sherlock Sam continues to captivate its readers. Definitely a middle-grade series that I would unreservedly recommend to teachers, parents, and fellow bibliogeeks. Science!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Myra Garces-Bacsal, PhD, National Institute of Education, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.J. Low\u003c\/strong\u003e is a husband-and-wife writing team!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdan Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, translator, and prose, comics and localisation editor. He is the proud son of Mexican immigrant parents and became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after living in New York for almost a decade. He has worked for comic book stores, bookstores, gaming stores and even a hoagie sandwich shop once. He loves comics, LEGO, books, games (analog and video), science fiction and food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Singapore, \u003cstrong\u003eFelicia Low-Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a geek for most of her life. She studied anime and manga in school and has written a lot of fanfiction. She was a bookseller and now works in publishing. Her SFF short story, “Tiger Girls”, has been adapted into a webcomic series. She spends most of her free time reading, napping and listening to music on a loop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the International School Libraries Network's Red Dot Award 2013-2014 in the Younger Readers’ category. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-and-the-seafaring-scourge-on-sentosa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Seafaring Scourge on Sentosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the Best Young Person’s Title Award at the Singapore Book Awards 2021. The series has been nominated and has won numerous Popular Readers’ Choice Awards and has been translated and published around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find them at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aj-low.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj-low.com\u003c\/a\u003e, instagram at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aj_low_writers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj_low_writers\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"sherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Tan (aka Drewscape)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance illustrator and adjunct art teacher based in Singapore. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/monsters-miracles-and-mayonnaise\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsters, Miracles \u0026amp; Mayonnaise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is his first graphic novel, in which the story “Moving Forward” was nominated in the “Best Short Story” category at the 2013 Eisner Awards. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ollie Comics: Diary of a First-Time Dad\u003c\/em\u003e. His illustrations can be found in the kid detective series Sherlock Sam, as well as in magazines, print ads and picture books. See more of his work at \u003ca href=\"drewscape.net\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.net\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"drewscape.blogspot.sg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.blogspot.sg\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":777553123,"sku":"9789810758899","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/SSAM-3-SinisterLetters-CVF-100_d20802a2-b551-4215-8da6-044fd80c6328.jpg?v=1735663552"},{"product_id":"tiananmen","title":"Tiananmen: 25th Anniversary Edition","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\/GN-Tiananmen-Sample.pdf?531\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/299\/Tiananmen\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe events that took place at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China on 4 June 1989 attracted international attention and sparked outrage at the Chinese government’s military advance on student demonstrators. Twenty-five years on, a new generation of Chinese has grown up in a country that continues to grapple with issues of political liberalisation, democracy and censorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1989, acclaimed former \u003cem\u003eFar Eastern Economic Review\u003c\/em\u003e editorial cartoonist Morgan Chua’s\u003cem\u003eTiananmen \u003c\/em\u003etakes an emotional yet incisive look at the aftermath of the 4 June protests and the international response it provoked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis updated edition commemorates the 25th anniversary of this watershed incident with new cartoons and a look at where the key figures involved then, are today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Cartoons that are extraordinarily evocative of the events of 1989 […] Executed in black and white, often with a wild frenzy of strokes and sharp lines, these images speak more eloquently than many written records of the events—one of the reasons that makes this historic edition a collector’s item.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Somak Ghoshal, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/blog.livemint.com\/Opinion\/bqltCqhLVQSHsWnlRKbjWP\/BETWEEN-THE-LINES-Living-history.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLive Mint\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eTiananmen\u003c\/em\u003e is as much protest art as it is political cartoon. And it is stronger for it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Vikram Sinha, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dnaindia.com\/lifestyle\/review-book-review-tiananmen-1999916\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDNA India\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Morgan Chua’s novel is a fine example of classic political cartoons that will find space on a collector’s shelf for years to come...More than commemorating, \u003cem\u003eTiananmen\u003c\/em\u003e documents the entire movement through a series of strong, powerful cartoons.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Vishwajyoti Ghosh, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tehelka.com\/book-morgan-chua-cartoons-tiananmen-square-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTehelka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Chua’s new book […] offers a tongue-in-cheek depiction of the period that led up to the massacre; it also tells us what some of the key leaders on both sides of the divide are doing now. In the book, Deng has been shown to be at the receiving end of some of Chua’s best cartoon-speak.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eParamita Ghosh,\u003cem\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/lifestyle\/books\/one-day-in-beijing\/article1-1226788.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHindustan Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[T]his book effectively shows the fervent spirit of activism that is alive in the hearts of academics, intellectuals, or just about any thinking, rational being who values freedom of expression, freedom of information, and transparency and accountability in political governance.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dr Myra Garces,\u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gatheringbooks.org\/2014\/09\/13\/saturday-reads-nonfiction-graphic-novels-depicting-war-and-conflict-for-older-readers-chuas-tiananmen-eisners-last-day-in-vietnam-and-joe-saccos-palestine-and-footnotes-in-gaz\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGatheringBooks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Chua himself has quite a reputation across Asia…[and] is no stranger to different governments not being entirely happy with his cartooning oeuvre (which to me means a cartoonist is doing their job properly and should be a mark of honour, surely!)”\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eJoe Gordon,\u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/comics-tiananmen-remembered\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eForbidden Planet International\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is Morgan at his satirical prime…This is Morgan drawing blood and letting it bleed.”\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Lim Cheng Tju, comics historian, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/singaporecomix.blogspot.sg\/2014_05_01_archive.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSingapore Comix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Cartoons have seldom told the story of the Tiananmen tragedy…[Morgan Chua's] despair is illustrated through single-panel cartoons, each one offering a graphic attack on the bloody crackdown. Most of these black-and-white creations showcase a dark humour, which at once draws a smile and chills the spine.”\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Peh Shing Huei, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/the-big-story\/tiananmen-25th-anniversary\/story\/cartoon-collection-tells-tragedy-dark-humour-20140604\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A wonderful refresher course on one of the pivotal episodes of the 20th century.”\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Akshita Nanda, \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/books\/story\/singapore-shelf-20140525#3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorgan Chua\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a Singapore-born cartoonist who started drawing for the Singapore Herald in 1970. When the paper was closed down by the government in 1971, Chua moved to Hong Kong and joined the Asian for nine months. He then joined the prestigious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFar Eastern Economic Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where he started as an editorial artist and over 24 years rose to creative director. At the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eReview\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he was known for his incisive single-panel political cartoons and for arresting and provocative magazine cover choices. He has also drawn cartoons for Hong Kong’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNext Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eApple Daily\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Chua has published \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/tiananmen\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTiananmen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1989, 2014)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2000, 2008), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDivercity Singapore: A Cartoon History of Immigration\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2010) and illustrated former Singapore President S R Nathan’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e50 Stories from My Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2013). Most recently, Chua released \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/l-k-y-political-cartoons\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLKY: Political Cartoons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2014)\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/mdm-kwa-mrs-lee-kuan-yew\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMdm Kwa: The Life of Mrs Lee Kuan Yew (2016).\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l5SOxtwkGNY\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51334937968937,"sku":"9789810779276","price":24.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/GN-Tiananmen-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409035193"},{"product_id":"ten-sticks-and-one-rice","title":"Ten Sticks and One Rice","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\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, Bronze, 7th International MANGA Awards 2014\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\/GN-TenSticks-Sample.pdf?532\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e |  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/274\/Ten-Sticks-and-One-Rice\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllegal bookie. Secret society member. Street hawker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeo Hock Seng is all these, and more. As Singapore transforms from a kampong to a cosmopolitan city, Hock Seng struggles to make sense of life and eke out a living, even as he finds his old ways and values increasingly challenged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Incredibly moving and rejuvenating…It has been a while since a book left me sobbing in the middle of the night.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Akshita Nanda, \u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eThe artwork is able to convey the gravity of Hock Seng’s life and does a great job of fleshing out the changes in his face over the years..\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cspan\u003ethe graphic narrative is well worth reading, especially as it dovetails with the discourses of hypermodernization that have long seen associated with Singapore as one of the Asian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘tiger’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e economies. What is being lost in this relentless drive to become a global city, the narrative might seem to be elliptically asking? Hock Seng would tell us to make sure to look into the local past before we step so stridently into the global future.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eStephen Hong, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/asianamlitfans.livejournal.com\/174341.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsian American Literature Fans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOh Yong Hwee\u003c\/strong\u003e is the CEO and Creative Director of Patroids Creative Works, a Singapore-based creative agency. He enjoys the challenge of conceptualising ideas that blend creativity and technology, and has won awards and accolades at the local, regional and international stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn July 2011, Yong Hwee and comic artist Koh Hong Teng were invited by \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e to imagine how a Singapore superhero would be like. Their co-creation was published in \u003cem\u003eLife!\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe earned his BSc in Computing from the University of London while serving as a naval officer in the Singapore Navy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKoh Hong Teng\u003c\/strong\u003e is a comics artist and painter based in Singapore. He published the two-volume \u003cem\u003eGone Case: A Graphic Novel\u003c\/em\u003e, Book 1 and 2, with writer Dave Chua in 2010 and 2011 respectively. In 2011, he received the Arts Creation Fund from Singapore’s National Arts Council in support of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/last-train-from-tanjong-pagar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLast Train at Tanjong Pagar\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe graphic novel \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/ten-sticks-and-one-rice\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTen Sticks and One Rice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, illustrated by Hong Teng and written by Oh Yong Hwee, was published by Epigram Books in November 2012 and won a Bronze Award at the 7th International MANGA Awards. Hong Teng has also produced comics and artwork for the National Library Board’s irememberSG project and Project LAVA respectively, and is an external examiner for final-year illustration projects at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He also illustrated a colouring book,\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/blks-nos\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Blks \u0026amp; Nos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804064407,"sku":"9789810731083","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/GN-TenSticks-CVF-300-reprint.jpg?v=1626946964"},{"product_id":"scenegapore","title":"Scenegapore","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/GN-SceneGapore-Sample.pdf?532\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eA character who looks suspiciously like the author takes a walk through time, visiting the key milestones of Singapore’s history—from the time Sang Nila Utama spotted the Merlion, through the streets of newly-founded Singapore by Sir Stamford Raffles, up to the present day. 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She lays bare the dark hearts of our sentimentalized HDB ‘Heartlanders’ and our vaunted government ‘scholars’ and finds: coldness, sanctimony, and corrosive attitudes the more damaging for their utter casualness. This is a passionate warning, a chronicle of tragedy foretold. How will we save our selves and our soul? 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Jason Erik Lundberg has done an outstanding job of choosing stories you will want to return to—like rooms in the head—for years to come!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Gwee Li Sui, author and illustrator of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/myth-of-the-stone\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMyth of the Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eI recommend the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBest New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume One\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which showcases the best in contemporary Singaporean writing now, with a diverse multitude of local voices that tackle their subjects with tooth and claw, flair and finesse.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—O Thiam Chin, fiction writer, in “My Book of the Year”, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/singaporepoetry.com\/2014\/12\/13\/my-book-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSingapore Poetry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Erik Lundberg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (series editor) is the fiction editor at Epigram Books. He 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 twenty books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/diary-of-one-who-disappeared\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiary of One Who Disappeared: A Novella\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2019), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/most-excellent-and-lamentable\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMost Excellent and Lamentable: Selected Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2019), and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBo Bo and Cha Cha\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e picture book series (2012–2015); he is also the founding editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2012–2018), editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFish Eats Lion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2012), and co-editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Field Guide to Surreal Botany\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2008) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eScattered, Covered, Smothered\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2004).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804091075,"sku":"9789810762346","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/BNSSS-1-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409037461"},{"product_id":"the-wayang-at-eight-milestone","title":"The Wayang at Eight Milestone: Stories \u0026 Essays","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\/Wayang-Sample.pdf?541\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Wayang-Sample.pdf?541\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  I   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/281\/The-Wayang-at-Eight-Milestone\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/281\/The-Wayang-at-Eight-Milestone\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis long overdue collection gathers together sixteen of Gregory Nalpon’s short stories, eleven of his essays, and a selection of his sketches of life in coffee shops, hawker stalls and samshu shops. Through his writing, Nalpon poignantly records a lost, rich world: the colourful, exciting and sometimes perilous Singapore of half a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith this collection, a vital Singaporean voice is finally recovered. Nalpon’s inspired blend of close observation, legend, local superstition and peculiarly eclectic reading results in some of the most imaginative and exciting writing produced in Singapore during the 1960s and 1970s, including authentic descriptions of indigenous culture and working-class men and women rarely found in Singaporean writing of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I am glad that Gregory Nalpon’s work at last has a chance of being recognised. His stories are excellent.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Edwin Thumboo, award-winning Singaporean poet and academic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[Nalpon's] stories often produce a resolution at the level of narrative but keep cultural elements in suspense, a series of intersecting gazes that never quite align…Angus Whitehead is to be congratulated both for making Nalpon’s works available to a new and wider audience, and also in the process enabling new perspectives on literary history in Singapore.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Philip Holden, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/journals.iium.edu.my\/asiatic\/index.php\/AJELL\/article\/view\/337\/318\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/journals.iium.edu.my\/asiatic\/index.php\/AJELL\/article\/view\/337\/318\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsiatic IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Gregory Nalpon’s stories and evocative commentaries might seem nostalgic for a pre-development Singapore, but make no mistake—there is little sentimentality here, as marginalised characters get fleshed out with brutality, as well as compassion. His poetic, fable-esque narratives possess a sense of magic that is almost spiritual, full of moral lessons about the abjection of human desires, death, and a knowing presence at the heart of the natural world.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eCyril Wong, author of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[Nalpon's] collected works in \u003cem\u003eThe Wayang at Eight Milestone\u003c\/em\u003e seem to work as a veritable time machine, winding us readers back to the gritty world of old Singapore and immersing us in its saudade, its beautiful spirit of melancholy…[He is] a pioneer Singaporean storyteller like no other.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eNg Yi-Sheng, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.qlrs.com\/critique.asp?id=1104\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.qlrs.com\/critique.asp?id=1104\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuarterly Literary Review Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Gregory Nalpon wrote from the margins about a Singapore in the throes of great change, and I am convinced that he is our first true proponent of magical realism.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Robert Yeo, playwright and author of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-adventures-of-holden-heng\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-adventures-of-holden-heng\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Holden Heng\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Enigmatic and evocative, Gregory Nalpon’s stories unsettle the reader, sometimes with unexpected tenderness, other times, startling violence. They usher us into a Singaporean world smudged and erased from public memory but throbbingly alive in a fictive universe uniquely shaped by Nalpon’s creative imagination and his spare but suggestively symbolic style. For this wonderful experience we have to thank Angus Whitehead, who with dedicated, perceptive, and historically sensitive scholarship, excavated these stories and brought them into the light of day.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dr Angelia Poon, Nanyang Technological University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Angus Whitehead’s timely recovery of Gregory Nalpon’s hitherto largely unknown but fascinatingly unique voice makes not only for gratifying reading but also helpfully challenges and enlarges our notions of postcolonial Singapore and its literature.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Mohammad A. Quayum, International Islamic University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Gregory Nalpon’s stories are perfectly poised between gritty realism and mythic wonder. He observes and embraces the rich local diversity of Singapore with the eye of an enchanted poet and the heart of an honest friend. He fathoms the human soul through, and beyond, cultural identity. Editor Angus Whitehead’s love for Nalpon glows in this informative and accessible edition, which will be a treasure for Singaporeans, and a gratifying find for the rest of us who are eager for great reads from around the globe, or take interest in the development of postcolonial writing. Nalpon deserves to claim a place among the most unique and significant voices of the formative and vibrant 1970s.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Tristanne Connolly, University of Waterloo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The modernity of Singapore tends to be regarded as functional and technocratic, pragmatically future-directed. The stories of Gregory Nalpon, light, deft and deceptively understated, restore an alternative past to the city, drawing on its richly diverse collective memory, its multiple cultural identities, and the shaping omnipresence of its coastal terrain. Editor Angus Whitehead has uncovered a distinctive and enchanting new post-colonial voice, wry, lyrical and humane, whose evocation of the local and particular is deserving of a wide international audience.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Stephen Clark, University of Tokyo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Gregory Nalpon’s short stories and essays bring to life vibrant, colourful, and rich depictions of everyday cosmopolitanism of old Singapore. Vivid descriptions of fishermen working on islands southwest of Singapore complement stories in a diverse range of settings from a kampung in Bedok to a bee hoon factory in Upper Thomson, a one bedroom flat in Bukit Ho Swee, and a wayang by a graveyard. This collection is an absolute treasure; it provides an important literary archive of Singapore’s forgotten history and should be made essential reading in the Singapore literature classroom.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dr Suzanne Choo, National Institute of Education and author of \u003cem\u003eMining for Meaning\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eReading the world, the globe, and the cosmos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“If you cannot imagine local fiction without the urban ennui and stirrings against conformity and control, if you long for it to be some other creature altogether–then Gregory Nalpon's revelatory short stories are for you. Written in the 1960s and 1970s, they lucidly and lovingly capture the rhythms and textures of a more rustic Singapore steeped in mysticism, danger and a primaeval sense of wonder. People by an oddball, multi-ethnic cast of characters–loafers, bar girls, gangsters, cynics, dreamers, holy men, freaks and ghosts, \u003cem\u003eThe Wayang at Eight Milestone \u003c\/em\u003econtinues Epigram Books' project of publishing buried treasures of early Singapore literature.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Clarissa Oon, \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderful collection edited by Angus Whitehead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Lydia Kwa, fiction writer, in “My Book of the Year”, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/singaporepoetry.com\/2014\/12\/13\/my-book-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/singaporepoetry.com\/2014\/12\/13\/my-book-of-the-year\/\"\u003eSingapore Poetry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGregory Nalpon\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1938 in Singapore. After attending St Joseph’s Institution, he energetically embarked on a variety of peripatetic careers: disc jockey, journalist, trade unionist and ‘gentleman of leisure’. These assorted vocations took him from Singapore to Sarawak, Northern Malaysia, Thailand and Australia. During the 1960s and 1970s, Nalpon composed numerous stories, essays, plays and novels. His short story, “The Rose and the Silver Key” was studied by thousands of Singaporean secondary school students. With Nalpon’s sudden death in 1978 at the age of 40, the majority of his writings remained unpublished for over thirty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804092619,"sku":"9789810764579","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/WayangAtEightMilestone-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409037745"},{"product_id":"the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza","title":"The Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza","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 class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/LastLesson-Sample.pdf?541\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/102\/The-Last-Lesson-of-Mrs-de-Souza\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e     \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1283771-The-Last-Lesson-of-Mrs-de-Souza?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=TheLastLessonofMrsdeSouza\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne last time and on her birthday, Rose de Souza is returning to school to give a final lesson to her classroom of secondary school boys before retiring from her long teaching career. What ensues is an unexpected confession in which she recounts the tragic and traumatic story of Amir, a student from her past who overturned the way she saw herself as a teacher, and changed her life forever. The stunning first novel from award-winning poet Cyril Wong, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza\u003c\/em\u003e is a tour de force, an exceptional examination of the power of choice and the unreliability of memory. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The novel calls for a change in the ways we think of freedom, individual merit, feelings, emotional relationships, and above all, personal identity. It also questions the devastating importance given to economic success and global relevance in contemporary times, and by such questioning, implies the need for a sincere peek at what makes human beings a cohesive warm-hearted community.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Uma Jayaraman\u003cem\u003e, Asiatic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Cyril Wong is proving himself to be a prose stylist of a calibre that threatens to outdo his poetry, with words so poignant and heartfelt, and a narrative drive that’s often direct and bold yet breathtaking in its fragile beauty.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Gerrie Lim, author of\u003cem\u003e Inside the Outsider\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Wong pulls the rug from under us but leaves us still standing, albeit transported…to a new vantage point and offered a different perspective.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dr K. K. Seet \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Wong writes profoundly…on what he senses as being the real challenge for most of us…to make meanings of our discontinuous worlds.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kirpal Singh\u003cem\u003e, Kunapipi: Journal of Postcolonial Writing \u0026amp; Culture \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Cyril…sculpts a space for the reader to think, baffle over and be elated.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—The Business Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[A] talented writer who can write whatever he wants, with daring and originality.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—O Thiam Chin,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e The Jakarta Post\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Wong tries to provoke a different perspective on life, tackling how people accept its so-called truths and established principles.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—TODAY \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A truly soul-searching read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—POPCLUB \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eI couldn’t help but feel an Ishiguro-vibe throughout\u003c\/span\u003e... \u003cspan\u003eA solid novelistic debut from Wong.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Stephen Sohn, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/asianamlitfans.livejournal.com\/174933.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAsian American Literature Fans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eWhat a haunting novel this is... \u003c\/span\u003eI've read nothing quite like it honestly... \u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery Singaporean should read this.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/rachelsbookreviews.blogspot.sg\/2014\/01\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza-by.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRachel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/rachelsbookreviews.blogspot.sg\/2014\/01\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza-by.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e’s Book Reviews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\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. He has served as a mentor under the Creative Arts Programme and the Mentor Access Project, as well as a judge for the Golden Point Awards in Singapore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA past recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award for Literature, he completed his doctoral degree in English Literature at the National University of Singapore in 2012.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis books include poetry collections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTilting Our Plates to Catch the Light\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(2007) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lover’s Inventory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2015), the novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2013) and short fiction collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2014).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32206392033393,"sku":"9789810762322","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/LastLesson-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627025412"},{"product_id":"man-of-malaysia","title":"Man of Malaysia","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\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/CLASS-Man-Sample.pdf?552\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/CLASS-Man-Sample.pdf?552\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/97\/Man-of-Malaysia\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/97\/Man-of-Malaysia\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/857897-Man-of-Malaysia?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=ManofMalaysia\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this revealing sequel to his bestselling autobiography \u003cem\u003eSon of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e, Tan Kok Seng finds himself in Malaysia as a British diplomat’s chauffeur. While driving luminaries like author Han Suyin around, Tan falls in love with Heung, a servant girl with dark brown eyes. Despite parental objections, they marry and have a child in secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he is laid off, Tan’s comfortable life suddenly collapses. To support his family, he must take on a variety of jobs, including working as a soap salesman, egg seller and extra on a William Holden film, manoeuvring through unethical bosses, corrupt policemen and violent villagers. As much a timeless account of an enterprising spirit as a travelogue through 1960s Southeast Asia, \u003cem\u003eMan of Malaysia\u003c\/em\u003e entertains and inspires while telling of a life fully lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Tan Kok Seng epitomises the resilient spirit of a young nation. 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His fourth book is a novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Sisters of Sze\u003c\/em\u003e, originally published by Heinemann Asia in 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTan’s books were all written first in Chinese and afterwards ‘rendered into English’ in a collaborative effort with his former employer, Austin Coates, for whom Tan worked in Malaysia and Hong Kong. Although his four books were reprinted several times since their first publication, they were out of print for many years. The books are now available from Epigram Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTan resides in Singapore with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804122919,"sku":"9789810768348","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/CLASS-ManMalay-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409039023"},{"product_id":"son-of-singapore-autographed","title":"Son of Singapore (Autographed)","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\u003cstrong\u003e***Autographed Edition***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNOTE: Only 2 autographed copies are available, while stocks last!\u003cbr\u003e\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\/CLASS-Son-Sample.pdf?552\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/100\/Son-of-Singapore\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/841845-Son-of-Singapore?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=SonofSingapore\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA publishing sensation in the 1970s and 1980s, \u003cem\u003eSon of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e traces the extraordinary upbringing of an Everyman. 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His fourth book is a novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Sisters of Sze\u003c\/em\u003e, originally published by Heinemann Asia in 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTan’s books were all written first in Chinese and afterwards ‘rendered into English’ in a collaborative effort with his former employer, Austin Coates, for whom Tan worked in Malaysia and Hong Kong. Although his four books were reprinted several times since their first publication, they were out of print for many years. The books are now available from Epigram Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTan resides in Singapore with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804129639,"sku":"9789810768324","price":26.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/CLASS-SonSing-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409039301"},{"product_id":"three-sisters-of-sze","title":"Three Sisters of Sze","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\/CLASS-Sisters-Sample.pdf?552\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/CLASS-Sisters-Sample.pdf?552\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e I  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/105\/Three-Sisters-of-Sze\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/105\/Three-Sisters-of-Sze\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in Penang, the well-heeled Sze family, initially loving, disintegrates as the parents become increasingly absorbed in their own pursuits. 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It is undoubtedly a more mature and adventurous work than the author’s earlier trilogy and probably signals even better things to come.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ilsa Sharp, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Three Sisters of Sz\u003cem\u003e is a novel which can be read by different people in different ways, every reader responding according to his own temperament, ‘ethnic origin’ or dialect group! 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His fourth book is a novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Sisters of Sze\u003c\/em\u003e, originally published by Heinemann Asia in 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTan’s books were all written first in Chinese and afterwards ‘rendered into English’ in a collaborative effort with his former employer, Austin Coates, for whom Tan worked in Malaysia and Hong Kong. Although his four books were reprinted several times since their first publication, they were out of print for many years. The books are now available from Epigram Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTan resides in Singapore with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32206389051505,"sku":"9789810726881","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/CLASS-Sisters-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409039660"},{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-holden-heng","title":"The Adventures of Holden Heng","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\/CLASS-Holden-Sample.pdf?552\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/110\/The-Adventures-of-Holden-Heng\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1442226-The-Adventures-of-Holden-Heng?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=TheAdventuresofHoldenHeng\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnter the world of Holden Heng, the not-so-lucky-in-love protagonist of this comic realist novel that documents social currents transforming the Lion City. Described as the most Singaporean of Singapore writers, Robert Yeo presents an immensely entertaining story of a typical Singaporean man’s escapades with three very different women. Will he ever find true love? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…an impressive Singaporean novel, humourously serious.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The pace of Adventures is fast and the language is decorous. The depiction of Singapore and its social mores is incisive.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eAsiaweek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Holden Heng is a picaresque hero assembled in the flatted factory of third world fiction… In his parody of the penchant to imitate, Yeo is strikingly original.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eSolidarity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Immensely entertaining…a frank and fun assessment of sexuality and relationships that still feels fresh today.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Yeo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been described as “the most Singaporean of Singaporean writers.” He has written five volumes of poetry and five plays, dealing with issues ranging from political detention in Singapore to the Vietnam War and the Great Marriage Debate. He has also written a novel, a memoir and essays on cultural policy and theatre, compiled anthologies of Singaporean Literature, and co-written books on the teaching of Literature for secondary schools. In 1978, he attended the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program, and in 1995 was a Fulbright Scholar. From 1977 to 1994, he chaired two drama committees, the Drama Advisory Committee and the Drama Review Committee, which helped to develop English-language theatre in Singapore, and in recognition of his service, he was awarded the Public Service Medal in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis triptych of connected plays—\u003cem\u003eAre You There, Singapore?, One Year Back Home and Changi\u003c\/em\u003e—was collected in 2001 as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Singapore Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e. In October 2009, his libretto for opera titled Kannagi, a short chamber piece based on an Indian epic poem, was staged in Singapore’s Sri Mariamman Temple with John Sharpley as composer. Another libretto, a full-length work titled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFences\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(also with John Sharpley) was staged in August 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYeo was awarded the SEA Write Award in 2011. Epigram Books re-released his 1986 novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Holden Heng\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2011, and published his career-spanning retrospective poetry collection\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Best of Robert Yeo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2012. Currently, he teaches creative writing at Singapore Management University and mentors for NAC’s Mentor Access Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804142839,"sku":"9789810899349","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/CLASS-Holden-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409040010"},{"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":"under-the-bed-confusion","title":"Under the Bed, Confusion","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-Confusion-Sample.pdf?560\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/99\/Under-the-Bed-Confusion\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003cem\u003eUnder the Bed, Confusion\u003c\/em\u003e sketch a vast array of characters: from an aging coffee shop assistant struggling on her first day at work to a multimillionaire obsessed with crossing the fourth hurdle; from a dissident doctor exiled on the island of Pulau Tekong to a pampered, carefree mutt. Using elements of the fantastical and the satirical, this collection of mini-fiction probes Singapore’s underbelly with sarcastic wit, revealing darkly humorous and philosophical insights into the many facets of her people’s collective psyche.\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWong Meng Voon\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, editor and academic who has published eleven collections of short stories and mini-fiction. An accomplished translator, Dr. Wong has been awarded the Translation Prize by the National Book Development Council of Singapore. For his contribution to Singaporean Literature and the Chinese mini-fiction form, he has been awarded Singapore’s Cultural Medallion, the S.E.A. Write Award and China’s Life-long Achievement for World Chinese Mini-Fiction Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoward Goldblatt\u003c\/strong\u003e is Research Professor at the University of Notre Dame and has taught modern Chinese literature and culture for over twenty-five years. He has published English translations of more than thirty novels and story collections by writers from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. His translations have been awarded the Translation of the Year Prize from the American Literary Translators Association, and the Man Asian Literary Prize three times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804158571,"sku":"9789810736613","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/CM-Confusion-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409041259"},{"product_id":"teaching-cats-to-jump-hoops","title":"Teaching Cats to Jump Hoops","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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated from the Chinese by Sylvia Li-chun Lin\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-Cats-Sample.pdf?560\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/103\/Teaching-Cats-to-Jump-Hoops\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA chain-smoking student with a violent past. A girl with a weakness for rare turtles. A boy who sees a raging fire each time he opens his exam booklet. In this collection of funny and heartwarming stories by You Jin, a teacher finds herself confronted with misfits and loners, rebellious dropouts and overbearing, even abusive parents. Yet she remains determined to reach out to her students. Combining an assured style with sensitive portrayals, \u003cem\u003eTeaching Cats to Jump Hoops\u003c\/em\u003e is the first translation into English of a popular voice in Chinese literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\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\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou Jin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e has published more than 150 books in Chinese in Singapore, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Malaysia. These include novels, short story collections, travelogues and essays. She is the first recipient of both the Singapore Chinese Literary Award and the Montblanc-NUS Centre for the Arts Literary Award. She received the Zhong Shan Literary Award in 2010 and Singapore’s Cultural Medallion in 2009.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSylvia Li–chun Lin\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches modern and contemporary Chinese literature, film and culture at the University of Notre Dame. A winner of the Liang Shih–chiu Literary Translation Prize, she is the co–translator of Chu T’ien-wen’s \u003cem\u003eNotes of a Desolate Man\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 1999 Translation of the Year Prize given by the American Literary Translators Association, as well as co-translator of Bi Feiyu’s \u003cem\u003eThree Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804160115,"sku":"9789810736576","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Teaching_Cats_to_Jump_Hoops_CVF-300.jpg?v=1626946798"},{"product_id":"penghulu","title":"Penghulu","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\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated from the Malay by Solehah Ishak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/CM-Penghulu-Sample.pdf?560\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   \u003cspan\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/118\/Penghulu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePak Suleh was the penghulu of Pulau Sebidang, one of the influential village headmen of the islands of the South. Forced to relocate to a small high-rise flat on mainland Singapore, he worries for the future of his family and yearns for his beloved island. A powerful meditation on loss, \u003cem\u003ePenghulu\u003c\/em\u003e is a portrait of a man struggling to return to his old way of life. But can Pak Suleh thwart the plans of his son-in-law, a newly elected member of parliament from the ruling party? Will the penghulu return to his island? \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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“He is a writer critical of apathy, excessive individuality and a human life bereft of spirituality. Undoubtedly, he is today one of the leading Singaporean Malay writers whose works are well received both nationally and regionally.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eDr Azhar Ibrahim, National University of Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eBorn in 1930 in Pasir Panjang, Singapore, \u003cstrong\u003eSuratman Markasan \u003c\/strong\u003ecompleted his studies at Sultan Idris Training College in 1950, before joining the teaching service and enrolling in Nanyang University, where he majored in Malay and Indonesian Studies. He was appointed Assistant Director for Malay and Tamil studies at the Ministry of Education and lectured at the Institute of Education until 1995. He has received the S.E.A. Write Award, the Montblanc-NUS Centre for the Arts Literary Award, the Tun Seri Lanang Literary Award and Singapore’s Cultural Medallion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolehah Ishak\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Theatre Arts, specialising in traditional and modern Malay plays. Currently she teaches at the Faculty of Film, Theatre and Animation at the University Technology MARA. She has a Ph.D. in Theatre Arts from Cornell University and has translated more than 30 Malay plays into the English language, and has also translated English and German plays into Bahasa Melayu. A recipient of the Japan Foundation Fellowship and the Sumitomo Award, she has also translated Noh plays into Bahasa Melayu. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804162839,"sku":"9789810735357","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/CM-Penghulu-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409041481"},{"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-earnest-mask","title":"The Earnest Mask","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; Translators\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\/CM-Earnest-Sample.pdf?560\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/CM-Earnest-Sample.pdf?560\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/107\/The-Earnest-Mask\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/107\/The-Earnest-Mask\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eIn this Singapore Literature Prize-winning collection of stories, an aging Japanese ex-soldier, ignorant about the horrors of the Japanese Occupation, returns to Singapore for a nostalgic visit; a young boy’s sole contact with his father consists of a weekly meeting at McDonald’s; and a hopeful employee tries to win over his tumour-stricken boss with traditional Chinese medicine. Set against the backdrop of Singapore’s rapid development from the 1980s to the early 2000s, the poignant and witty stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Earnest Mask\u003c\/em\u003e peel back the veneer of official history, revealing flashes of the personal stories buried beneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\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\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Extra thin, extra crisp and extraordinary...[the stories] are a good snapshot of a changing society and capture the essence of being a Singaporean.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eRupali Karekar, \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“The author is a master craftsman in the experimentation of mini-fiction writing. Each work is a further expansion of the threshold of the art form. Besides being celebrated by readers for his keen observations, his stories astutely chronicle both the light moments as well as the difficult times in the forty over years of nation building. His works are like colourful mosaics that form the fabric of the Singaporean collective consciousness.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eREAD! Singapore Programme Committee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eKnown by his pen name \u003cstrong\u003eXi Ni Er\u003c\/strong\u003e, Chia Hwee Pheng has received the National Book Development Council of Singapore’s Book Award, the Singapore Literature Prize, the S.E.A. Write Award and Singapore’s Cultural Medallion. He has published eight books, including the poetry collection Kidnapping Times and the fiction collection \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eUnbearable Heaviness of Life\u003c\/em\u003e. He currently serves as President of the Singapore Association of Writers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoward Goldblatt\u003c\/strong\u003e is Research Professor at the University of Notre Dame and has taught modern Chinese literature and culture for over twenty-five years. He has published English translations of more than thirty novels and story collections by writers from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. His translations have been awarded the Translation of the Year Prize from the American Literary Translators Association, and the Man Asian Literary Prize three times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSylvia Li–chun Lin\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches modern and contemporary Chinese literature, film and culture at the University of Notre Dame. A winner of the Liang Shih–chiu Literary Translation Prize, she is the co–translator of Chu T’ien-wen’s \u003cem\u003eNotes of a Desolate Man\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 1999 Translation of the Year Prize given by the American Literary Translators Association, as well as co-translator of Bi Feiyu’s \u003cem\u003eThree Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32206380171377,"sku":"9789810736590","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/CM-Mask-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409041684"},{"product_id":"clear-brightness","title":"Clear Brightness","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: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected by \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times \u003c\/em\u003eas one of the Best Books of 2012\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/ClearBrightness-Sample_8bfda027-bdb3-4948-98a4-a3f2e13ddf74.pdf?589\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn poems that shuttle between Singapore and Australia, award-winning poet Boey Kim Cheng seeks to establish a new senseof self and home on the shifting ground between memory and imagination. A noodle-maker in Melbourne triggers connective threads to the poet’s birthplace. A train crossing over the Johor-Singapore Causeway evokes the dislocating experience of interstitial existence. After six long years, one of Singapore’s greatest modern voices returns with a work of profound insight and erudition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClear Brightness\u003c\/em\u003e has since been selected as an ‘A’-Level literature text in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5eon9m9064\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Boey Kim Cheng perseveres in drawing poignant bridges between a vanishing past and that ever-indifferent future. Each poem marks a destination that has disappeared, or is disappearing, marked by a sense of both public and intensely personal loss, accumulating in what the poet has himself described as a growing ‘list of the disappeared’—full of heartfelt inventory, difficult reconciliations and a thoughtful compassion. \u003cem\u003eClear Brightness\u003c\/em\u003e is Boey’s best collection yet.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eCyril Wong, author of\u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza\"\u003eThe Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“The poems in \u003ci\u003eClear Brightness\u003c\/i\u003e continue the story of the writer’s life in Australia while harking back to the rhythms of his birthplace. The result is verses juxtaposing contrasts such as the Qing Ming grave-cleaning ritual with the menace of a bush fire. Haunting and mesmerising.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Akshita Nanda, \u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“There is a mellowness to the writing, a new sensuality to sense memories invoked with vivid clarity, and, dare I say it, even clear notes of happiness. The deft interplay of images, drawn from tapestry and music, are a swoonsome delight to read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ong Sor Fern, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“No other writer from Singapore influences the country’s current batch of poets more than Australia’s new citizen Boey Kim Cheng.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Gwee Li Sui, author and illustrator of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/myth-of-the-stone\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMyth of the Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“Boey Kim Cheng’s poems gather as they go powerful rhythmical force precisely by being rooted in the specifics of experience and feeling. They are deeply moving for their grand (and sometimes sorrow-shot) amplitude, as they take in the plurality of this breathtaking world.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Judith Beveridge, winner of the Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“The best post-1965 English-language poet in the republic today.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Shirley Geok-lin Lim, author of \u003ci\u003eAmong the White Moon Faces\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“There is no denying the power of his poetry, a poetry so often, one feels, energised by its need to break through.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Anne Lee Tzu Pheng, Cultural Medallion recipient for Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“Boey’s words freeze moments across cities, and landscapes of the mind wedged in different slices of time. The longtime reader will find that the sojourning impulse through his earlier poems now settle into a less restless beat, and the anxious search for home gives way to an acceptance of multiple ones.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Wei Fen Lee, co-editor of \u003ci\u003eCeriph\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCoast\u003c\/i\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":804280195,"sku":"9789810741822","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/ClearBrightness-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409048985"},{"product_id":"the-best-of-robert-yeo","title":"The Best of Robert Yeo","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Poet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/SPP-Robert-Sample.pdf?658\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: Only 4 autographed copies are available, while stocks last!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Yeo is a poet, playwright, novelist and librettist. Regarded as a pioneer of Singapore literature, he was honoured with the prestigious South East Asian Writers Award in 2011 for literary excellence in the ASEAN region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing over 100 poems personally selected by Yeo, including some of his uncollected poems, this volume presents the best of his work and also includes one previously unpublished libretto, \u003cem\u003eKannagi\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is part of the Singapore Pioneer Poets Series. A showcase of the best works by local literary giants, the Singapore Pioneer Poets Series is a must-have collection for all Singapore literature fans, old and new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aIeduDzKVyU\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The wonderful thing is, as a poet working in mid-career at the height of his power, Yeo’s distinctive voice will accompany us into the next millennium, to gently remind us of who we are, where we are, where we have come from and where we are going.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Aaron Lee, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“His poems are personal poems, reflections on observed reality. They chronicle the developments of an individual consciousness while at the same time they chronicle the developments of Singapore. The parallelism of the poet and the city is unforced but recurrent. It supplied the implicit trajectory of this selection, and allows the personal to expand into the social, filling out the individual observation to a public record.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eMichael Wilding, Introduction to \u003cem\u003eLeaving Home, Mother\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Yeo's creative talent, indeed, is conspicuously versatile and, accordingly, it is relevant to access, in relation to his poetry, the spread of Robert Yeo's multi-genre output.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— \u003c\/em\u003eSyd Harrex, \u003cem\u003eCRNLE\u003c\/em\u003e Journal, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“In a way, Robert Yeo is a writer because he is in the right place in the right time. Singapore's dramatic ever-changing history from 1940 is Yeo's history, and because his work constantly mirrors, critiques or applauds what is happening there, it is worth looking at his life, his work and his city's development as interdependent strands, which join to produce the fabric we see on the page.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eGeorge Watt,\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cem\u003eInterlogue Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 5: Robert Yeo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Yeo\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas published poetry and a novel, staged plays, written essays on cultural policy and theatre, compiled anthologies on Singaporean literature and co-written books on the teaching of literature in secondary schools. Currently, he teaches creative writing at the Singapore Management University and mentors in the MAP programme of the National Arts Council. In 1978, he attended the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program and was a Fulbright Scholar in 1995. For more than a decade, from 1977 onwards, he was Chairman of the Drama Advisory Committee which helped to develop theatre in Singapore, especially English-language theatre, and for this work he was awarded the Public Service Medal in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis collection of poems \u003cem\u003eLeaving Home, Mother\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 1999 and his three connected plays were published in 2001 as \u003cem\u003eThe Singapore Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e. In October 2009, his second libretto titled \u003cem\u003eKannagi\u003c\/em\u003e, a short chamber piece based on an Indian epic poem, with John Sharpley as composer, was staged in Singapore’s Sri Mariamman Temple. His first libretto, a full-length work titled \u003cem\u003eFences\u003c\/em\u003e, also with John Sharpley as composer, will be staged in August 2012. 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A recipient of the Cultural Medallion and numerous other awards for his poetry, Thumboo remains one of Singapore’s most distinguished and widely acclaimed poets to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, for the first time, is a definitive collection that gathers the best of Thumboo’s work. Including his most prominent poem, 'Ulysses by the Merlion', this collection of over 150 poems personally selected by Thumboo celebrates the landmark contribution he has made to Singaporean literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is part of the Singapore Pioneer Poets Series. A showcase of the best works by local literary giants, the Singapore Pioneer Poets Series is a must-have collection for all Singapore literature fans, old and new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aIeduDzKVyU\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“He was at the forefront of Singapore poetry when it was founded and he is at the forefront of Singapore poetry now.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— \u003c\/em\u003eDennis Haskell, Professor of English, Communications and Cultural Studies, University of Western Australia; editor of \u003cem\u003eWesterly\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Edwin Thumboo is an artist with a message. For him, the art of poetry lies in the poet’s technique. Each of his poems is a highly textured, grammatically intricate work of art with multiple layers of meaning and metaphor. Thumboo’s ‘David’ is an example of poetic narrative crafted not just to tell a story, but also to render deeper levels of meaning.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— \u003c\/em\u003eJonathan Webster, Professor and Head, Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics and Director, The Halliday Centre, City University of Hong Kong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This passage (from ‘Uncle Never Knew’) bears all the hallmarks of Thumboo’s poetry—the Yeatsian sensibility, the complex world of inner emotion, social awareness, a sense of melancholy, and an alluring stoicism and cosmopolitanism, and the interplay of symbolic geographies.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Wimal Dissanayake, Affiliate Faculty of the Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii; formerly Wei Lun Distinguished Professor, Chinese University, Hong Kong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“There was Thumboo’s ‘Ulysses by the Merlion.’ I read it and was immediately moved by Thumboo’s profound weaving in and out of history…the poem had touched the mythmaker in me, and I had the genesis of my own response, my own poem in that instant. Yet I walked around with Thumboo for days before I could write…”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Sasenarine Persaud, Guyanese poet, novelist, short story writer, and essayist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“...the ever-renewing Edwin Thumboo, as critically important NOW to safeguarding the truth of his “post-colonial” nation’s creativity against its on-going appropriation by the dominant global order as he was THEN, bearing Singapore through, in the words of Yeats, the pangs of her birth and the uncertainties of her setting forth.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Thiru Kandiah, Adjunct Professor, Curtin University of Technology Australia, formerly Professor of English, University of Peradeniya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“He has almost single-handedly sought and achieved a necessary transformation of the individual into the collective while preserving the particular energy of his stereotypes. Thumboo successfully articulates the need for a continuity whose meaning must be found not only in the personal but the larger purpose of society.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ban Kah Choon and Lee Tzu Pheng, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“For Edwin Thumboo, as for E. M. Forster in India, the testing ground of human conduct is not in the realm of passions, but in the ability of ordinary decent people to become friends and to sustain friendship. That, one would assume from his poetry, is the last refuge and most vital hope of a civilisation that might bridge the differences between Indian, Chinese, Malay and British ways of life.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Bruce Bennett, Emeritus Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“More than any other writer in Singapore, Thumboo has demonstrated his awareness of the roles and responsibilities that poets must take towards the creation of a Singaporean identity and a Singaporean image of itself.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ee Tiang Hong, Malaysia and Western Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Thumboo writes as a committed Singaporean. He is a poet of skill and maturity whose imagination has clearly been fired by the growth and change that have transformed his homeland…”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Yasmine Gooneratne, Emeritus Professor, Department of English, Macquarie University, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Thumboo’s language is continually probing, weighing, and clarifying: the poems attempting always to say something, and determined to do so in crisp, taut language.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Lee Tzu Pheng, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Thumboo has…moved…towards a more public kind of writing which assumes that the ‘voice’ of the poem cannot be hived off from politics, race, a particular linguistic placement at a particular historical point.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Vincent O’Sullivan, Emeritus Professor of English, Victoria University of Wellington\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Edwin Thumboo has travelled the world in search of the missing hinterland—and brought back poems whose complexity is concealed\/revealed through the surface\/depths of the words. The poems are social, historical, spiritual, metaphysical, and mythic: a geography of the collective conscious\/unconscious. And they sing!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Peter Nazareth, Professor of English \u0026amp; Advisor to the International Writing Program, University of Iowa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“From the very start Thumboo’s has been a powerful voice — one which lingers and demands attention: each poem contains gems which together form an inimitable filigree of literary excellence.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Kirpal Singh, Director, Wee Kim Wee Centre, Singapore Management University \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Thumboo’s variations on the lyric mode are held together by an integrative vision focused on two themes: the interpenetration of the personal by the historical imagination, and the role of friendship in the private and public realms. Myth, symbol, allusion, fable, and anecdote all are harmonised by the overarching consistency of these twin concerns.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Rajeev Patke, Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…the poems which strike the deepest chord are those the poet delves into a moment in time and place and brings it vividly alive, plunging the reader, like a bold immigrant, into the embrace of a wondrously new context.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Stephanie Yap,\u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eStraits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdwin Thumboo\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e Emeritus Professor and Professorial Fellow, National University of Singapore, has been involved in Singapore’s literary developments since 1951: editing, anthologising, initiating programmes (eg Creative Arts Programme with the Ministry of Education), running a poetry column in The Straits Times, teaching a degree-level creative writing course etc. He published \u003cem\u003eRib of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e (1956), \u003cem\u003eGods Can Die\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), \u003cem\u003eUlysses by the Merlion\u003c\/em\u003e (1979), \u003cem\u003eA Third Map\u003c\/em\u003e (1993), \u003cem\u003eFriend \u003c\/em\u003e(2003), \u003cem\u003eStill Traveling \u003c\/em\u003e(2008), and \u003cem\u003eBring the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e (poems from out-of-print volumes; 2008). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is working on a volume of translations into Chinese, as well as a \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e due to appear in 2012. Studies of his work include Ee Tiang Hong,\u003cem\u003e Responsibility and Commitment: The Poetry of Edwin Thumboo\u003c\/em\u003e (1997) and Peter Nazareth, \u003cem\u003eEdwin Thumboo: Creating a Nation through Poetry \u003c\/em\u003e(2008), \u003cem\u003eEssays on Edwin Thumboo\u003c\/em\u003e has contributions by Jonathan Webster (editor), Thiru Kandiah, Wong Phui Nam and Lily Tope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has edited \u003cem\u003eSeven Poets: Singapore\/Malaysia, An Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), \u003cem\u003eThe Second Tongue: An Anthology of Poetry from Malaysia and Singapore \u003c\/em\u003e(1979), and was General Editor for the \u003cem\u003eAnthology of ASEAN Literatures: The Poetry of Singapore \u003c\/em\u003e(1985), and \u003cem\u003eThe Fiction of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e (1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe received the National Book Development Council of Singapore, Book Award for Poetry in English (1978, 1980 and 1994), Southeast Asian Writers Award (1979), Singapore’s Cultural Medallion (1980), ASEAN Cultural and Communication Award in Literature (1987), the Raja Rao Award (2002), and the Meritorious Service Medal, Singapore (2006). 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For 11 schoolgirls, it was welcomed but late and a tad unnecessary. Over the past two years, they have pursued their passion, thought independently, and expressed unconventional ideas. In this book, they bare their soul on relationships and regrets, desire and discovery, childhood and comedy. Uncut is their compelling collection of poetry, prose and photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I have read the girls’ creations with joy and amazement. 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This collection includes \u003cem\u003eDrunken Prawns, \u003c\/em\u003ewinner of the first Hewlett Packard\/Action Theatre Ten-Minute Play Contest, and other critically acclaimed plays such as \u003cem\u003eTeochew Porridge \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Durian Man and His Daughters, \u003c\/em\u003ewith a foreword by Dr. K.K. Seet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eDrunken Prawns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the First Prize in the 1993 Hewlett Packard\/Action Theatre Ten-Minute Play Contest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“[Desmond Sim] uses food as a tool to prise open frayed family relationships in order to examine the strong, often painful emotions that long lie deeply hidden. Sim…borrows heavily from personal experiences. He ruminates on the process of change—the nub of his plays.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…an authentic flavour. Playwright Sim has a good ear for dialogue.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eTeochew Porridge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…a warm serving of heartfelt personal theatre that we haven’t seen for a while…honest and poignant…a story about love, pain and how some things between a father and son will always be timeless…\u003c\/em\u003eTeochew Porridge\u003cem\u003e is certainly a dish that was served just right.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003ePerfecting Pratas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…one of those precious few Singaporean plays that’s truly naturalistic. Playwright Desmond Sim paints a touching portrait of a Chinese widower bringing up his half-Indian teenage son…”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–Ng Yi-Sheng, \u003cem\u003eThe Flying Inkpot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesmond Sim\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning playwright, poet and writer. Almost all of his 30 plays to date have been performed in professional theatres in Singapore, Malaysia and the United States. He was TheatreWorks' first playwright-in-residence and has been the associate artistic director of ACTION Theatre since April 2004, running Singapore Theatre Oasis, an incubator programme for new and existing Singaporean playwrights. He has participated in the Shanghai Literary Festival and was awarded a Fulbright fellowship. Desmond has also co-written two movies: \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Boxer\u003c\/em\u003e (Thailand) and \u003cem\u003eThe Wedding Game\u003c\/em\u003e (Singapore). He is an acknowledged Peranakan painter who has held more than a dozen exhibitions on Peranakan figurative themes. Desmond also teaches playwriting, branding, marketing and communications at Temasek Polytechnic Design School and Lasalle College of the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804299219,"sku":"9789810756918","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/OMNI-DStudent-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409050233"},{"product_id":"six-plays-by-desmond-sim","title":"Desmond Sim: Six 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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-DS-Sample.pdf?1262\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom one of Singapore’s most garlanded playwrights comes his first collection of published plays, including \u003cem\u003eAutumn Tomyam,\u003c\/em\u003e winner of Best Original Script and Play of the Year in the 2002 DBS\u003cem\u003e Life!\u003c\/em\u003e Theatre Awards. Guaranteed to challenge readers’ prejudices, Desmond Sim’s \u003cem\u003eSix Plays\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold and often hilarious exploration of sexuality, polygamy and love in all its guises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eAutumn Tomyam\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of Best Original Script, 2002 DBS\u003cem\u003e Life!\u003c\/em\u003e Theatre Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“An instant hit with the critics…”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Theatre-goers went to see \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutumn Tomyam\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e expecting something hot and spicy, and ended up getting a little more—a touching story about love and truth set against a backdrop of social commentary on racial and ethical issues.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Desmond has created situations and characters that will test and challenge our prejudice levels.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–Ekachai Uekrongtham\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eThe Swimming Instructor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“An audience favourite.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eWife #11\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“… a gem…beautiful in its subtlety.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ehe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003ePostcards from Rosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“… heartwarming…For many, Peranakan culture has been reduced to nothing more than the kebaya or sambal belacan. But Sim has lovingly resurrected his heritage from childhood memories.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cem\u003eTODAY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesmond Sim\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning playwright, poet and writer. Almost all of his 30 plays to date have been performed in professional theatres in Singapore, Malaysia and the United States. He was TheatreWorks' first playwright-in-residence and has been the associate artistic director of ACTION Theatre since April 2004, running Singapore Theatre Oasis, an incubator programme for new and existing Singaporean playwrights. He has participated in the Shanghai Literary Festival and was awarded a Fulbright fellowship. Desmond has also co-written two movies: \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Boxer\u003c\/em\u003e (Thailand) and \u003cem\u003eThe Wedding Game\u003c\/em\u003e (Singapore). He is an acknowledged Peranakan painter who has held more than a dozen exhibitions on Peranakan figurative themes. Desmond also teaches playwriting, branding, marketing and communications at Temasek Polytechnic Design School and Lasalle College of the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804299471,"sku":"9789810756895","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/OMNI-DS-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409050372"},{"product_id":"mimi-fan","title":"Mimi Fan","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\u003cstrong\u003eSelected by \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e as a Classic Singapore Play in 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\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\/STAGE-Mimi-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e |  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/264\/Mimi-Fan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe swinging 1960s. A nightclub in Singapore. A one night stand that turns into true love. Or not? In \u003cem\u003eMimi Fan\u003c\/em\u003e, Singapore playwright Lim Chor Pee weaves together a haunting tale about love, escapism and broken hearts searching for healing. Through the story of a teenage bar girl, Mimi Fan, whose destiny clashes with Chan Fei-Loong, an English-educated overseas Singaporean who has returned home to work, Lim brings to the fore some undeniable and searing truths: true love requires courage, it can be painful, and it can haunt you, despite your best efforts to ignore it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Singapore’s pioneer playwright Lim Chor Pee in 1962, \u003cem\u003eMimi Fan\u003c\/em\u003e is considered Singapore’s first English-language play written by a local. It was first staged by the Experimental Theatre Club in 1962 and then restaged by Theatreworks in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A classic…[\u003c\/em\u003eMimi Fan\u003cem\u003e] is a confident character study featuring two young women who chose their own paths in an era where women were still expected to find fulfillment through marriage\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Corrie Tan, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/theatre-dance\/story\/five-reasons-why-the-play-mimi-fan-classic-20140624\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A revelation...The late playwright Lim Chor Pee weaves a taut, confident drama around the two women and returning overseas student Chan Fei-Loong, an idealistic intellectual who feels emasculated in the insular and increasingly materialistic Singapore of the 1960s...Lim's maiden play is so assured that one feels a sense of regret that he stopped\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ewriting\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Clarissa Oon, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The dialogue is vibrant and meaningful and is spliced with an easy and distinctive Malayan humour\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Victor Doggett, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Attractive and brazen, Mimi symbolises the materialistic modern generation”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Malay Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLim Chor Pee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a pioneer Singapore playwright writing in English in the early 1960s, part of a circle of writers and theatre practitioners finding their voice as Singapore gained independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Penang in 1936, he attended the Penang Free School and in 1955, he set sail for England where he read law at St. John's College, Cambridge University. Upon graduation in 1958, he moved to London to sit for the English Bar exams. He came to Singapore in 1959 joining the Singapore Legal Service and later established himself in private practice where he spent the rest of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was the founder president of the Experimental Theatre Club (ETC), which, together with like-minded friends, he set up in 1961 to foster the growth of English language Malayan theatre in a time when the local theatre scene was dominated by expatriates and Western plays. As well as producing plays for ETC, he began to write. The following year his first play \u003cem\u003eMimi Fan\u003c\/em\u003e was staged by ETC at the Drama Centre at Fort Canning. His second play \u003cem\u003eA White Rose at Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e was staged in 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe contributed articles on the development of local theatre to \u003cem\u003eTumasek\u003c\/em\u003e, a literary journal, for which he also served as a member of its editorial advisory board. Started by poet and novelist, Dr. Goh Poh Seng in 1964, \u003cem\u003eTumasek\u003c\/em\u003e aimed to provide a platform to nurture local writers and counted Edwin Thumboo and Robert Yeo among its contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLim practised law for over 40 years until he passed away in December 2006, leaving behind his Swiss-born wife, three children and three grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804301615,"sku":"9789810714598","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/STAGE-Mimi-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409050506"},{"product_id":"model-citizens","title":"Model Citizens","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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Model-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/263\/Model-Citizens\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA man stabs an MP at a Meet-the-People Session. But this is not their story. It is the story of the man’s girlfriend, an Indonesian maid who wants to get married and become a Singaporean citizen. It is the story of the MP’s wife, who tries to cope with her husband’s injury and the media spotlight. It is the story of the maid’s employer, who is also struggling with her own tragedy. These three women may mean nothing to each other, but they need one another to survive. The maid, the employer and the MP’s wife. Are they all model citizens? Written by veteran Singaporean playwright Haresh Sharma, \u003cem\u003eModel Citizens\u003c\/em\u003e won Best Director (Alvin Tan) and Best Actress (Siti Khalijah Zainal) at the 2011 \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times Life!\u003c\/em\u003e Theatre Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Model Citizens\u003cem\u003e is simultaneously epic and intimate. It’s rich and complex, hitting you both at the level of gut and intellect\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Mayo Martin, \u003cem\u003eTODAY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eAs a piece of theatre, \u003c\/em\u003eModel Citizens\u003cem\u003e has both power and veracity. It pulsates with a seething, palpable rhythm of resistance.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Flying Inkpot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A penetrating look at the price of citizenship and the fragility of trust.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Clarissa Oon,\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaresh Sharma\u003c\/strong\u003e is Resident Playwright of The Necessary Stage and co-Artistic Director of the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. To date, he has written about 100 plays. One of these, \u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e, was selected by the Ministry of Education as a Literature text for ‘N’ and ‘O’ Levels, and republished by The Necessary Stage in 2006. In 2008, \u003cem\u003eInterlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature, Vol. 6\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Ethos Books. Written by Prof David Birch and edited by A\/P Kirpal Singh, it presents an extensive investigation of Haresh’s work over the past 20 years. A collection of Haresh’s plays was also translated into Mandarin and published as \u0026lt;\u0026lt;哈里斯·沙玛剧作选\u0026gt;\u0026gt; by Global Publishing. In 2010, Epigram Books published \u003cem\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaresh was awarded Best Original Script for \u003cem\u003eFundamentally Happy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGood People\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGemuk Girls\u003c\/em\u003e during the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Life! Theatre Awards respectively. In 2010, the abovementioned plays were published by The Necessary Stage in the \u003cem\u003eTrilogy \u003c\/em\u003ecollection. Most recently, two collections of short plays by Haresh, \u003cem\u003eShorts 1\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eShorts 2\u003c\/em\u003e, were published as well. In 2011, Haresh became the first non-American to be awarded the prestigious Goldberg Master Playwright by New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2014, Haresh was awarded the prestigious S.E.A. Write Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804303099,"sku":"9789810714611","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/STAGE-Model-3rd-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627034489"},{"product_id":"fear-of-writing","title":"Fear of Writing","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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Fear-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e |  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/272\/Fear-of-Writing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe maestro of political plays is back and his latest offering in a decade, \u003cem\u003eFear of Writing\u003c\/em\u003e, is a groundbreaking commentary with its finger on the political pulse of Singapore today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFear of Writing\u003c\/em\u003e, a playwright struggles with writer’s block, a director and producer bemoan their failure to get a government license to stage their play, and a father writes to his daughter overseas. Seemingly disparate elements are woven together, while the line between art, performance and reality begin to blur dramatically as the play reaches its chilling conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFear of Writing\u003c\/em\u003e is a play that will haunt you while compelling you to decide where you stand on the issues of control and censorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Tan Tarn How, \u003cem\u003eFear of Writing \u003c\/em\u003ewas first staged by Theatreworks in 2011 to critical acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“[A]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003en important summation work at Tan's mid-point career. More than any other work in the Singapore canon, it questions the point and purpose of making theatre in Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Helmi Yusof, ‘The finest plays in 50 years’, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/lifestyle\/the-finest-plays-in-50-years\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eFear of Writing\u003cem\u003e is an urgent and courageous piece of work\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Adeline Chia,\u003cem\u003e The Straits Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A scathing indictment. It analyses the very act of writing itself and its limits.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMayo Martin,\u003cem\u003e TODAY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“One of the most intelligent and scathing dramas ever written about the machinery of Singapore politics and the individual capacity to be a force for change. Tan has produced the gravest and most compelling work of his 20-year playwriting career.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Clarissa Oon,\u003cem\u003e The Straits Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTan Tarn How\u003c\/strong\u003e, senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, graduated in 1982 from Peterhouse College, University of Cambridge with BA Honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos. He also has a Diploma in Education from Singapore\u003cem\u003e’\u003c\/em\u003es Institute of Education. After teaching, he joined \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e and from 1987-1996 was a political reporter, op-ed writer, arts deputy editor, and foreign correspondent in Hong Kong and Beijing. He left to be head scriptwriter for television drama and comedy at MediaCorp for about two years before returning to the newspaper in 1999 to be its science and technology editor, political correspondent and deputy news editor until 2005. He has also been the associate artistic director of the drama company Theatreworks, leading workshops for budding playwrights. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804305399,"sku":"9789810714529","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/STAGE-Fear-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409050766"},{"product_id":"everything-but-the-brain","title":"Everything but the Brain","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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Brain-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003e|\u003c\/strong\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/276\/Everything-but-the-Brain\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do Physics, three bears and a stroke have in common? Take a journey with Elaine, a middle-aged Physics teacher, as she explains the theory of relativity using the metaphor of three bears and a train, and devises a plan to turn back time and save her ailing father from physical deterioration. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by gifted playwright Jean Tay, \u003cem\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/em\u003e was first developed at the Playwrights’ Cove at The Necessary Stage in 2001 and staged by Action Theatre in 2005. It won Best Original Script in \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times’ Life!\u003c\/em\u003e Theatre Awards in 2006 and has since been selected as an \u003cspan\u003e‘O’-\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan\u003e‘N’-\u003c\/span\u003eLevel literature text in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Jean’s adroit handling of themes, from the origins of genius to gene heritage and the tyranny of Time, makes \u003c\/em\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003cem\u003e one of the best things seen on stage here in a while.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“One of the more thoughtfully constructed original shows to come out of Singapore in recent times.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Tay\u003c\/strong\u003e’s stage plays have been performed in Singapore, the US, the UK and Italy, and include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of a Bird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2016),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt Won’t Be Too Long: The Cemetery—Dusk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2015),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2014),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2013),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2008, 2009, 2012),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005, 2007, 2013),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlunge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2000),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1999) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater from the Well\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1998). In addition, she has written the books for the musicals\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Wall: One Woman’s Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2017),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Admiral’s Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005), the NUS Centennial musical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMan of Letters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2006), and children’s musical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinocchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(both published by Epigram Books) have been used as O-Level and N-Level literature texts for secondary school students.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas awarded 1st prize for Action Theatre’s 10-minute Play Competition 2010 and selected as a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 10-minute Play Contest. Tay has been nominated four times for Best Original Script for the Life! Theatre Awards, and won for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything But the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2006. Her prose fiction has received honours as well: the 1997 Weston Undergraduate Prize for Fiction for “The Story”, as well as 1st and 3rd prizes for the National Arts Council’s Golden Point Award in 1995 and 2001, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTay graduated in 1997 with a double-degree in creative writing and economics from Brown University, attended the month-long International Playwriting Residency in 2007 (organised by the Royal Court Theatre in London), and participated in LaMama’s International Playwrights’ Retreat in Umbria, Italy in 2010. She served as resident playwright at the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) from 2006–2009, and helmed SRT’s Young Company Writing Programme from 2012–2016. She was also involved in the 2015 NDP: Majulah Singapura, Singapore’s Golden Jubilee, and the 2017 Home Team Show and Festival as scriptwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCurrently, she teaches playwriting as an adjunct lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, and conducts playwriting masterclasses at the Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne) for students in the Master’s of Writing for Performance programme. She is also the founding Artistic Director of Saga Seed Theatre, set up in 2015 to bring Singaporean stories to the stage, and to provide a platform to showcase and nurture local talent. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804308651,"sku":"9789810855116","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Brain-CVF-300_5thReprint_21b4905c-6a9b-46b2-9bbc-583983ae3622.jpg?v=1765268283"},{"product_id":"boom","title":"Boom","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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Boom.2-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e|  Get the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/275\/Boom\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eE-Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the surreal world of \u003cem\u003eBoom\u003c\/em\u003e, where civil servants wake the dead, corpses are terrified of cremation, old women are besieged in their homes, and Ah Bengs still dream of being Superman. \u003cem\u003eBoom\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of an elderly woman and her property agent son in Singapore, who are struggling over the potential en bloc sale of their home. Their destinies become interwoven with that of an idealistic civil servant, Jeremiah, who is facing the greatest challenge of his career—persuading a reluctant corpse to yield its memories. Boom is a quirky yet poignant tale about the relocation of both dead and living, and how personal stories get left behind in the inexorable march of progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by economist-turned-playwright Jean Tay, \u003cem\u003eBoom\u003c\/em\u003e was conceptualised at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 2007, and developed and staged by the Singapore Repertory Theatre in September 2008. It was nominated for Best Original Script for \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times’ Life!\u003c\/em\u003eTheatre Awards in 2009 and is now an ‘O’- and ‘N’-Level Literature text in Singapore schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Jean Tay is one of the most gifted playwrights I have come across in years.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Gaurav Kripalani, Artistic Director, Singapore Repertory Theatre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Tay\u003c\/strong\u003e’s stage plays have been performed in Singapore, the US, the UK and Italy, and include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of a Bird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2016),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt Won’t Be Too Long: The Cemetery—Dusk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2015),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2014),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2013),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2008, 2009, 2012),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005, 2007, 2013),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlunge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2000),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1999) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater from the Well\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1998). In addition, she has written the books for the musicals\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Wall: One Woman’s Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2017),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Admiral’s Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005), the NUS Centennial musical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMan of Letters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2006), and children’s musical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinocchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(both published by Epigram Books) have been used as O-Level and N-Level literature texts for secondary school students.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas awarded 1st prize for Action Theatre’s 10-minute Play Competition 2010 and selected as a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 10-minute Play Contest. Tay has been nominated four times for Best Original Script for the Life! Theatre Awards, and won for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything But the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2006. Her prose fiction has received honours as well: the 1997 Weston Undergraduate Prize for Fiction for “The Story”, as well as 1st and 3rd prizes for the National Arts Council’s Golden Point Award in 1995 and 2001, respectively. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTay graduated in 1997 with a double-degree in creative writing and economics from Brown University, attended the month-long International Playwriting Residency in 2007 (organised by the Royal Court Theatre in London), and participated in LaMama’s International Playwrights’ Retreat in Umbria, Italy in 2010. She served as resident playwright at the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) from 2006–2009, and helmed SRT’s Young Company Writing Programme from 2012–2016. She was also involved in the 2015 NDP: Majulah Singapura, Singapore’s Golden Jubilee, and the 2017 Home Team Show and Festival as scriptwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCurrently, she teaches playwriting as an adjunct lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, and conducts playwriting masterclasses at the Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne) for students in the Master’s of Writing for Performance programme. She is also the founding Artistic Director of Saga Seed Theatre, set up in 2015 to bring Singaporean stories to the stage, and to provide a platform to showcase and nurture local talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804309935,"sku":"9789810840174","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/STAGE-Boom-7th-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627028947"},{"product_id":"eight-plays-by-ovidia-yu","title":"Ovidia Yu: Eight 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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-OY-Sample.pdf?600\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-OY-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e|\u003c\/strong\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/273\/Ovidia-Yu\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/273\/Ovidia-Yu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFall in love with Singapore’s most prominent feminist playwright. Ovidia Yu dissects all things female—from breasts to virginity, motherhood to lesbian love—and lays them bare in this omnibus collection of her finest works.\u003cbr\u003eIt contains \u003cspan\u003eaward-winning works such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Woman in a Tree on the Hill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ethe only\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eSingapore play to win the Edinburgh Fringe First award\u003cem\u003e; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eHitting (On Women)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as the comedy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Fat Virgins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and sociopolitical drama \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilence of the Kittens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This book is the third in our playwright omnibus series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eThe Woman in a Tree on the Hill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This production’s strength is…in the details. Touching and very brilliant.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jeremy Samuel, \u003cem\u003eThe Flying Inkpot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eThree Fat Virgins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Ovidia Yu’s light and witty comedy is (juxtaposed with) dark undercurrents of frustration, claustrophobia and hopelessness…”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kenneth Kwok, \u003cem\u003eThe Flying Inkpot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eHitting (On) Women\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…a well-crafted play that gives an intimate examination of the knotted, entangled lives of two women.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOvidia Yu\u003c\/strong\u003e has written over thirty plays including \u003cem\u003eThe Woman in a Tree on the Hill\u003c\/em\u003e, the only Singapore play to win an Edinburgh Fringe First. In her writing, she uses humour and storytelling to address the changing roles and identities of Singaporeans, on the principle that without entertainment there can be no engagement. Ovidia Yu received the National Arts Council Young Artist Award (Drama and Fiction), the Singapore Youth Award (Arts and Culture), and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Singapore Foundation Award for outstanding contribution to the development of arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804311387,"sku":"9789810884680","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/OMNI-OY-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409051150"},{"product_id":"four-plays-by-chong-tze-chien","title":"Chong Tze Chien: Four 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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-CTC-Sample.pdf?600\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-CTC-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  |   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/266\/Chong-Tze-Chien\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/266\/Chong-Tze-Chien\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingapore’s most promising playwright presents his sophomore collection of plays, including \u003cem\u003eCharged\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2011 \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times’ Life! \u003c\/em\u003eTheatre Award for Best Script. Through his signature use of experimental and innovative puppetry and stage devices, Chong’s \u003cem\u003eCharged\u003c\/em\u003e is Singapore’s most controversial and nuanced political play to date—addressing the issue of racial tensions in the most explosive of scenarios—that of a Chinese corporal shooting his Malay counterpart while on military duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eCharged\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Chong Tze Chien’s script…is rock solid writing. (It) serves up as an intimate understanding of the various complexities of race and the ways race intersects with other social divisions such as class. Chong does not treat his material with kid gloves and confronts difficult questions that are often buried below politically correct platitudes about race.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Adeline Chia, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eCharged\u003cem\u003e does not disappoint. It tackles issues of race with brutal frankness and a refreshing lack of political correctness…The script is explosive yet sensitive and nuanced.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kenneth Kwok, \u003cem\u003eThe Flying Inkpot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most incendiary - and necessary - plays of all time, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eCharged\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e takes a raw and unflinching look at race relations in Singapore through the murder of a Malay soldier and the consequent suicide of a Chinese one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Helmi Yusof, ‘The finest plays in 50 years’, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/lifestyle\/the-finest-plays-in-50-years\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/lifestyle\/the-finest-plays-in-50-years\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003ePoop!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003ePoop!\u003cem\u003e is heartfelt, beguiling and magical.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Adeline Chia, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Chong Tze Chien has crafted a piece which is whimsical and spell-binding, yet at the same time heart-breaking. \u003c\/em\u003ePoop!\u003cem\u003e presents a vision of mortality quite unlike anything you’ve ever seen. This is a work which will provoke you in unexpected ways.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ho Rui An, \u003cem\u003eThe Flying Inkpot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“From the rag-tag denizens who trawl its corridors to the lonely, broken spirits of the folks within, Chong Tze Chien spins a triple-bill tapestry that is exquisite in its detail and cogent in its effect.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sangeetha Madhavan, \u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChong Tze Chien\u003c\/strong\u003e is a multiple-award-winning playwright who has been the company director of The Finger Players since 2004. Some of his prize-winning scripts include \u003cem\u003ePan Island Expressway \u003c\/em\u003e(Singapore Dramatist Award 1998), \u003cem\u003eFurthest North, Deepest South\u003c\/em\u003e (Best Production of the Year at the 2005 \u003cem\u003eStraits Times Life!\u003c\/em\u003e Theatre Awards) and \u003cem\u003eCharged\u003c\/em\u003e (Best Original Script at the 2011 \u003cem\u003eStraits Times Life! \u003c\/em\u003eTheatre Awards). Upon graduating from the National University of Singapore with a degree in Theatre Studies, he joined The Necessary Stage as a playwright and director from 2000 to 2004. He was awarded the Young Artist Award for theatre in 2006 by the National Arts Council for his contribution to the arts scene. In 2010, Chong Tze Chien represented Singapore at La Ma Ma—Playwright’s Symposium in Italy, where he wrote \u003cem\u003eTo Whom It May Concern.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804312847,"sku":"9789810884956","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/OMNI-CTC-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409051228"},{"product_id":"six-plays-by-tan-tarn-how","title":"Tan Tarn How: Six 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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OMNI-TTH-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/271\/Tan-Tarn-How\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet Tan Tarn How, one of Singapore’s most controversial playwrights, take you on a journey that confronts the social and political issues facing Singaporeans today. With his signature wit and unflinching candour, he puts the spotlight on issues of life and death, sex and love, government, national identity and racism. This collection contains six award-winning plays and an introduction by Dr. K. K. Seet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eThe Lady of Soul and Her Ultimate “S” Machine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…the most important thing about Tan Tarn How’s play is its marking of a watershed in Singapore theatre: it is arguably the first English play to present the country critically and artistically, without hiding behind coy allegory.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Hannah Pandian, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e as a \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/theatre-dance\/story\/classic-singapore-plays-the-lady-soul-and-her-ultimate-s-machine-heral\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClassic Singapore Play\u003c\/a\u003e in 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eUndercover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The play, a farce about the goings-on in an internal security department, takes Singapore theatre into uncharted territory.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Koh Buck Song,\u003cem\u003e The Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eSix of the Best\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eSix of the Best\u003cem\u003e, in dealing with such an explosive topic, will hopefully get under the skin to the heart of racism in Singapore.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Phua Mei Pin, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eThe First Emperor’s Last Days\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“With \u003c\/em\u003eThe First Emperor’s Last Days\u003cem\u003e, playwright Tan Tarn How continues to stake out a unique place for himself in Singapore theatre, as a creator of topical, political plays.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cherian George,\u003cem\u003e The Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eMachine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Tan’s sensitivity and genius is obvious throughout: the dialogue is light but loaded. In the exchanges, there are just the right doses of surprise to compliment, of feigned ignorance to encourage and of coyness to intrigue, as both the man and woman manoeuvre expertly towards their ultimate goal—the bed, after which the relationship ceases to be.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Suhaila Sulaiman,\u003cem\u003e The Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTan Tarn How\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, graduated in 1982 from Peterhouse College, University of Cambridge with BA Honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos. He also has a Diploma in Education from Singapore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003es Institute of Education. After teaching, he joined \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and from 1987-1996 was a political reporter, op-ed writer, arts deputy editor, and foreign correspondent in Hong Kong and Beijing. He left to be head scriptwriter for television drama and comedy at MediaCorp for about two years before returning to the newspaper in 1999 to be its science and technology editor, political correspondent and deputy news editor until 2005. He has also been the associate artistic director of the drama company Theatreworks, leading workshops for budding playwrights. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804314587,"sku":"9789810879778","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/OMNI-TTH-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409051418"},{"product_id":"those-who-cant-teach","title":"Those Who Can't, Teach","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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Teach-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  |   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/265\/Those-Who-Cant-Teach\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003c\/em\u003e turns the spotlight on the madcap lives of teachers and students in a typical secondary school in Singapore. As the teachers struggle daily to nurture and groom, the students prefer to hang out and “chillax”. With upskirting and Facebooking, griping and politicking, school takes on a whole new meaning as the colourful characters struggle to prove that those who can, teach. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Singapore’s most prolific playwright Haresh Sharma, \u003cem\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003c\/em\u003e was first staged by The Necessary Stage in 1990 to critical acclaim. Twenty years later, Sharma revisits this classic to revitalise it for the Singapore Arts Festival 2010, transforming it into a powerful portrayal of the pressures and challenges facing teachers (and students) in schools in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The play throws up questions on the roles of parents, students and teachers, but does not collapse into an impotent tirade against society. The script is joyous. The laughter is warmly wry, not caustic.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003cem\u003e does much to do away with the stereotypes and fallacies of the teaching profession.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaresh Sharma\u003c\/strong\u003e is Resident Playwright of The Necessary Stage and co-Artistic Director of the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. To date, he has written about 100 plays. One of these, \u003cem\u003eOff Centre\u003c\/em\u003e, was selected by the Ministry of Education as a Literature text for ‘N’ and ‘O’ Levels, and republished by The Necessary Stage in 2006. In 2008, \u003cem\u003eInterlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature, Vol. 6\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Ethos Books. Written by Prof David Birch and edited by A\/P Kirpal Singh, it presents an extensive investigation of Haresh’s work over the past 20 years. A collection of Haresh’s plays was also translated into Mandarin and published as \u0026lt;\u0026lt;哈里斯·沙玛剧作选\u0026gt;\u0026gt; by Global Publishing. In 2010, Epigram Books published \u003cem\u003eThose Who Can’t, Teach\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaresh was awarded Best Original Script for \u003cem\u003eFundamentally Happy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGood People\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGemuk Girls\u003c\/em\u003e during the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Life! Theatre Awards respectively. In 2010, the abovementioned plays were published by The Necessary Stage in the \u003cem\u003eTrilogy \u003c\/em\u003ecollection. Most recently, two collections of short plays by Haresh, \u003cem\u003eShorts 1\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eShorts 2\u003c\/em\u003e, were published as well. In 2011, Haresh became the first non-American to be awarded the prestigious Goldberg Master Playwright by New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2014, Haresh was awarded the prestigious S.E.A. Write Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804320639,"sku":"9789810855109","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Teach-CVF-300_4thReprint.jpg?v=1764236052"},{"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":"l-k-y-political-cartoons","title":"LKY: Political Cartoons","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\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/GN-LKY-Sample.pdf?967\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe urban legend goes that Morgan Chua’s first political cartoon of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLee Kuan Yew in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Herald\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan\u003eled to the newspaper’s closure in 1971. Undeterred by this, Lee’s near mythic status became fodder for Morgan’s creative imagination and incisive pen as he continued his satirical sketches of the prime minister in the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e Far Eastern Economic Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the first time, over 100 of Morgan’s LKY cartoons—along with new ones—have been collected, covering Lee’s pioneering years up to the present day. In \u003cem\u003eLKY: Political Cartoons\u003c\/em\u003e, the fearless Morgan meets the fearsome Harry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eI really like the bulge Morgan gives [LKY] around his eyebrows, beneath which his eyes are sometimes two slits, sometimes small buttons and rarely open. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’ve never read a biography of someone in the form of political cartoons, but this one works pretty well\u003c\/span\u003e...\u003cspan\u003eThere is a delightful section where [LKY] meets foreign leaders.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—V Sudarshan, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/columns\/v_sudarshan\/Immortal-Lines-on-Lee-Kuan-Yew\/2014\/12\/14\/article2569828.ece\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe New Indian Express\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“If you have always wondered what the epic, unexpurgated life of Singapore's founding prime minister would look like as comic strips, this book by [Morgan] Chua is for you.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Corrie Tan and Nabilah Said, \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A very interesting collection\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—TJS George, author of \u003cem\u003eLee Kuan Yew's Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eFor those who don't know, Morgan Chua is one our country's rare political cartoonist—hilariously biting when at the top of his game...how often do we get to see LKY satirised in comics? Only Morgan is crazy enough to do it.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Justin Zhuang, author of \u003cem\u003eIndependence: The History Of Graphic Design in Singapore Since The 1960s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Who said Singapore doesn't have political cartoonists? Here, meet Morgan Chua\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Belmont Lay and Martino Tan, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/mothership.sg\/2015\/01\/who-said-spore-doesnt-have-political-cartoonists-here-meet-morgan-chua\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMothership.SG\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Wonderful book from Epigram Books of our late founding father Lee Kuan Yew who left us early this morning. I love how it humanises and charts the fascinating life of the great man who we all learnt to fear and respect.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ning Cai, author of \u003cem\u003eWho Is Magic Babe Ning?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Excellent book. Sharper than Lat and Zunar! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong time fan of Morgan since his \u003cem\u003eFEER\u003c\/em\u003e days. Hope there’ll be an \u003cem\u003eLKY\u003c\/em\u003e Book 2 coming up.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Paul Choo, graphic designer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorgan Chua\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a Singapore-born cartoonist who started drawing for the Singapore Herald in 1970. When the paper was closed down by the government in 1971, Chua moved to Hong Kong and joined the Asian for nine months. He then joined the prestigious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFar Eastern Economic Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where he started as an editorial artist and over 24 years rose to creative director. At the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eReview\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he was known for his incisive single-panel political cartoons and for arresting and provocative magazine cover choices. He has also drawn cartoons for Hong Kong’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNext Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eApple Daily\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Chua has published \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/tiananmen\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTiananmen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1989, 2014)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2000, 2008), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDivercity Singapore: A Cartoon History of Immigration\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2010) and illustrated former Singapore President S R Nathan’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e50 Stories from My Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2013). Most recently, Chua released \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/l-k-y-political-cartoons\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLKY: Political Cartoons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2014)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EfoCmqupUcQ\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":32020126072945,"sku":"9789810791759","price":24.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/GN-LKY-CVF-100.jpg?v=1412330346"},{"product_id":"the-bicycle","title":"The Bicycle","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\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/GN-Bicycle_Sample.pdf?1068\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookfies.com\/ebook\/1012\/the-bicycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn one of the last remaining jungles in Singapore, an old bicycle is unearthed in an archaeological dig. Its discovery brings the elderly Lim Ah Cheng back to a time when he rode with his life on the line… \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched by the creator of Singapore’s first daily comic strip\u003cem\u003e The House of Lim\u003c\/em\u003e, cartoonist Cheah Sinann, \u003cem\u003eThe Bicycle\u003c\/em\u003e tells the tale of Toshiro Iwakura, an aristocratic, battle-hardened private haunted by his desire to cycle in the Olympics, and five-year-old street urchin Ah Cheng, who dreams of nothing more than learning how to ride a bike. Their paths cross during the Japanese Occupation, when a unique bond formed over two wheels is quickly put to a life-or-death test.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The detailed black-and-white drawings, seemingly simple on first glance, illustrate on several levels the complex relationships between invader and inhabitants.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Akshita Nanda, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“This first graphic novel from Singapore daily newspaper cartoonist Cheah Sinann is a short but emotionally compressed read, demonstrating the good cartoonist’s ability to fit maximum story into minimal panels…Cheah’s art and story look simple but they’re layered with an emotional complexity that the reader is left to figure out…[a] short but intense story, and one that drives home the cruelty and inhumanity of war, where few people get the luxury of finding lasting peace.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Andy Shaw, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.grovel.org.uk\/the-bicycle\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrovel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMyM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“Another wonderful graphic novel that has come out of Epigram Books…which looks to Singapore’s not too distant past and the still reverberating effects of the colonial occupation period.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Stephen Hong, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/asianamlitfans.livejournal.com\/175400.html\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsian American Literature Fans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Cheah Sinann has created a gem of a story. A touching parable of a young boy and an aristocratic bicycle private. A story that transcends war, hatred and petty nationalism. A universal tale of honour, humanity and sacrifice. And above all love and respect.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kenny Chan, Store Director, Books Kinokuniya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“[A]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e page turner...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWheeling on a universal appeal, \u003cem\u003eThe Bicycle\u003c\/em\u003e pedals on love, hope and faith amidst the brutal warring track—displaying the unyielding spirit of humanity—making this gem an insightful read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Faith Khong, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/nptribune.com\/?p=2508\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003enpTribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I recommended \u003cem\u003eThe Bicycle\u003c\/em\u003e to my customers even though I had not read it yet. Somehow, I believed that the friendship between a Japanese soldier and a Chinese boy during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore would make a heartwarming story. And I was right. Wars beget cruelties but sufferings also induce compassion. This story chooses to highlight the latter and reminds us that soldiers are human beings too. Though it has a sad ending and the Noir illustrations add pathos to the scene, I was uplifted after I closed the book. I'm a first-time graphic novel reader and so glad that I started with \u003cem\u003eThe Bicycle\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Anthony Koh Waugh, bookseller and writer, 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\u003eCheah Sinann\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former editorial cartoonist with \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e, where he also produced the popular comic strip \u003cem\u003eThe House of Lim\u003c\/em\u003e for eight years. His cartoon strip \u003cem\u003eBilly \u0026amp; Saltie\u003c\/em\u003e, which highlights environmental issues in a humorous manner, appears in \u003cem\u003eThe Borneo Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e in Brunei, and in \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Frontier\u003c\/em\u003e in Bangladesh. His collection \u003cem\u003eBilly \u0026amp; Saltie: Cool Croc\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2010. Visit his website at houseofcheah.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":877916551,"sku":"9789814615501","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/GN-Bicycle-CVF-300.jpg?v=1412330826"},{"product_id":"ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me","title":"Ten Things My Father Never Taught Me and Other Stories","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: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended by the National Library Board Singapore and Ministry of Communications and Information\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\/TenThings_sample.pdf?968\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/221\/Ten-Things-My-Father-Never-Taught-Me-and-Other-Stories\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2048138-Ten-Things-My-Father-Never-Taught-Me-and-Other-Stories?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=TenThingsMyFatherNeverTaughtMeandOtherStories\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eA woman learns of a friend’s illness and wonders if she ever truly knew him. A boy who sees ghosts heeds the advice of a fortune-teller, with surprising consequences. A girl wakes up and realises everybody in her Bedok neighbourhood has vanished. From Cyril Wong, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza,\u003c\/em\u003e comes another beautiful book about characters in crisis, with two stories crossing intriguingly into creative autobiography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Better known for his award-winning poetry, Cyril Wong delivers a medley of prose. High notes of the collection include the titular story, apparently autobiographical, and Cinema, the wistful story of two people separated by wealth and class but united in loneliness.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Akshita Nanda, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“An eclectic collection of short stories that is original and often deeply moving.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dave Chua, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Beating and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Cyril Wong’s largely character-driven stories demonstrate clearly how they are inspired, in each case, when a personality passes through a moment of crisis, as in the tales of R. K. Narayan. Whether his people are young or adult, female or male, gay or straight, there is always a struggle and a revelation. Sometimes there is no resolution. Cyril writes with insight and sympathy about people in a Singapore spectrum that readers can identify with.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Robert Yeo, playwright and author of \u003cem style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-adventures-of-holden-heng\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eThe Adventures of Holden Heng\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWong’s most recent work – and possibly his last – is a sensitive, introspective read, occasionally upsetting, but also enjoyable and surprisingly riveting…Literature fans should grab a copy of this book and pin it proudly on their support pole, perhaps to remind the prolific writer of the imminent loss in the local literature scene should he hoist the white flag.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—Melissa Chang, \u003ci style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/nptribune.com\/?p=2455\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003enpTribune\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\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. He has served as a mentor under the Creative Arts Programme and the Mentor Access Project, as well as a judge for the Golden Point Awards in Singapore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA past recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award for Literature, he completed his doctoral degree in English Literature at the National University of Singapore in 2012.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis books include poetry collections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTilting Our Plates to Catch the Light\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(2007) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lover’s Inventory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2015), the novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2013) and short fiction collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2014).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":877939075,"sku":"9789814615082","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/ten_things_cover_rgb.png?v=1626947167"},{"product_id":"trivialities-about-me-and-myself","title":"Trivialities About Me and Myself","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\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected by \u003cem\u003eAsiaweek \u003c\/em\u003eas one of the 10 Best Chinese Novels of 2006\u003cbr\u003eWinner, Singapore Literature Prize for Chinese 2008\u003cbr\u003eSelected by \u003cem\u003eThe Business Times \u003c\/em\u003eas one of the Best Books of 2014\u003cbr\u003e\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\/CM-Trivialities_Sample.pdf?1240\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/222\/Trivialities-About-Me-and-Myself\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chinese protagonist of Cultural Medallion recipient Yeng Pway Ngon's novel, \u003cem\u003eTrivialities about Me and Myself\u003c\/em\u003e, is a journalist turned entrepreneur who possesses a split personality. “Me” is a figure consumed by greed and sexual desire, two impulses that undermine his careers, his two marriages, and his relationship with his son. Throughout the novel he engages in a dialogue with his other identity, the moralistic “Myself”, whose principled stances try but usually fail to win over his other half.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe protagonist’s lifetime, from childhood to his dying days in a rest home, parallels the modern history of Singapore itself and its evolution from a colonised city to a consumer-oriented nation, one in which an English-language educational system and commercial interests suppress indigenous languages and traditions. While the meticulously described action takes place in the city, the real setting is within the psyche of the narrator, whose two halves are engaged in an epic struggle for dominance.\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\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Translated into English for the first time, this complex and layered novel by Chinese language writer and Cultural Medallion recipient Yeng Pway Ngon centres on a protagonist whose lifelong struggles with his identity mirrors Singapore's own dilemmas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Helmi Yusof, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/lifestyle\/on-the-write-trek\"\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eAny struggle with morality and identity is a struggle with reality. Until now, the protagonist lives in me. It’s scary.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Anthony Waugh Koh, writer-bookseller, in “My Book of the Year”, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/singaporepoetry.com\/2014\/12\/13\/my-book-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSingapore Poetry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYeng Pway Ngon\u003c\/strong\u003e—Chinese language poet, novelist, playwright and critic—is one of Singapore's most prolific authors, having published over 25 volumes of poetry, essays, fiction, plays and literary criticism. His work is noted for its examination of the modern human condition, and has been translated into English, Malay and Dutch. Yeng received the National Book Development Council of Singapore's Book Award in 1988, and the Singapore Literature Prize in 2004, 2008 and 2012. He was awarded the Cultural Medallion in 2003 for his contributions to literature in Singapore, and the SEA Write Award in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoward Goldblatt\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Research Professor of Chinese at the University of Notre Dame from 2002-2011 and is a translator of numerous works of contemporary Chinese (mainland China \u0026amp; Taiwan) fiction, including \u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Apples\u003c\/em\u003e by Huang Chunming and \u003cem\u003eThe Execution of Mayor Yin\u003c\/em\u003e by Chen Ruoxi. Goldblatt has also translated works of Chinese novelist and 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan. Notably, his translation of six major novels and collections of stories by Mo Yan contributed to the Award granted without the knowledge of Chinese by the Committee members. His translation of \u003cem\u003eNotes of a Desolate Man\u003c\/em\u003e by Chu Tien-wen garnered a 2000 National Translation Award, and he was a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":877947515,"sku":"9789814615105","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/CM-Trivialities-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627027813"},{"product_id":"amos-lee-6","title":"The Travel Diary of Amos Lee 2: Monkeying in Malaysia!","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\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\u003eShortlisted for Best Young Adults' Title for Singapore Book Awards 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2015\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\/Amos-6-KUCHING_sample.pdf?1380\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/217\/The-Travel-Diary-of-Amos-Lee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter a successful fundraising effort, I was off to Sarawak, Malaysia with my bros Alvin and Anthony for an exciting jungle trek! And, more importantly, I’d get to see my dear friend Jolin. (Mum calls her the “object of my infatuation”.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur guide, Jolin’s weird “jungle man” Uncle Jufri, warned us to never let our guard down, for the rainforest is full of secrets and surprises. After getting drenched in a thunderstorm, and some icky encounters with mussels, toads, leeches and ants, we thought we’d seen and survived it all. But then there were those footprints, BIGGER THAN A HUMAN’S, that just couldn’t be explained.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdeline Foo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an MFA graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Asia. She has 24 published children’s books, including seven national bestsellers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Diary of Amos Lee: I Sit, I Write, I Flush!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won the inaugural Red Dot award for “Best Junior Fiction” presented by the International School Libraries Network (Singapore) in 2009.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Diary of Amos Lee: I'm Twelve, I'm Tough, I Tweet!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won second runner-up at the Popular Readers’ Choice Award in 2011.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Diary of Amos Lee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is also published in India, Indonesia, China and the Slovak Republic. 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However, his arch-nemesis continues to taunt him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis time, the top-secret final script of Singapore’s most popular television series is stolen! Can Sherlock Sam, Watson and their friends resolve the dastardly plot twists in their way? Stay tuned to find out! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“The humour and camaraderie of the children, the robots and the lovable parents are reassuring, and makes you wish you could be part of the group in their next adventure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Naomi Kojima, Japanese author and illustrator of\u003ci\u003e The Alphabet Picture Book \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSinging Shijimi Clams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“What’s not to love about a savvy kid with pluck, prepared to step outside humdrum routines to solve mysteries? Young readers everywhere dream of pushing limits in pursuit of adventure, and Sam is all the more appealing for his habit of running rings around grown-up buffoons. In Sherlock Sam, A.J. Low has conceived a series sure to have long-term appeal.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ken Spillman, author of the Jake series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“From the first missing heirloom in Katong to this current cloaked classmate in MacRitchie, Sherlock Sam continues to captivate its readers. Definitely a middle-grade series that I would unreservedly recommend to teachers, parents, and fellow bibliogeeks. Science!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Myra Garces-Bacsal, PhD, National Institute of Education, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.J. Low\u003c\/strong\u003e is a husband-and-wife writing team!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdan Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, translator, and prose, comics and localisation editor. He is the proud son of Mexican immigrant parents and became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after living in New York for almost a decade. He has worked for comic book stores, bookstores, gaming stores and even a hoagie sandwich shop once. He loves comics, LEGO, books, games (analog and video), science fiction and food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Singapore, \u003cstrong\u003eFelicia Low-Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a geek for most of her life. She studied anime and manga in school and has written a lot of fanfiction. She was a bookseller and now works in publishing. Her SFF short story, “Tiger Girls”, has been adapted into a webcomic series. She spends most of her free time reading, napping and listening to music on a loop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the International School Libraries Network's Red Dot Award 2013-2014 in the Younger Readers’ category. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-and-the-seafaring-scourge-on-sentosa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Seafaring Scourge on Sentosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the Best Young Person’s Title Award at the Singapore Book Awards 2021. The series has been nominated and has won numerous Popular Readers’ Choice Awards and has been translated and published around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find them at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aj-low.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj-low.com\u003c\/a\u003e, instagram at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aj_low_writers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj_low_writers\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"sherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Tan (aka Drewscape)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance illustrator and adjunct art teacher based in Singapore. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/monsters-miracles-and-mayonnaise\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsters, Miracles \u0026amp; Mayonnaise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is his first graphic novel, in which the story “Moving Forward” was nominated in the “Best Short Story” category at the 2013 Eisner Awards. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ollie Comics: Diary of a First-Time Dad\u003c\/em\u003e. His illustrations can be found in the kid detective series Sherlock Sam, as well as in magazines, print ads and picture books. See more of his work at \u003ca href=\"drewscape.net\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.net\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"drewscape.blogspot.sg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.blogspot.sg\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":884254743,"sku":"9789814655330","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/SSAM-7-Balestier-CVF-300.jpg?v=1735663555"},{"product_id":"memorial-day","title":"Memorial Day: The Unmaking of a Sonnet","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Poet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOUT OF PRINT \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Memorial-Day.pdf?1157\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMemorial Day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a reflection on loss and renewal in time of war. It tells the story, in her own words, of a young American woman’s falling in love, bereavement and remaking of her life after the death of her husband in battle.She records her memories in a series of fourteen free sonnets, each of which is written according to the principle of “centered form”. This simply means that each sonnet unfolds from its center.This principle of “centered form” is also reflected in the order of writing of the sonnets which is revealed in the two sonnets that open and close the series, the preludium and postludium. They comprise respectively the seventh and eighth lines of the individual sonnets, beginning with Sonnet 8 and ending with Sonnet 1.The dominant meter of the poems is accentual and measured: there are generally six stresses per line, with a cæsura, or rest, in the middle of each. The stresses and pauses are lighter or darker depending on the relative weight and colour which you choose to ascribe to her words. 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