{"title":"Historical Novels","description":"","products":[{"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. [He] is to be congratulated for a very sincere and frank autobiography.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Echo\u003c\/em\u003e (Malaysia)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“…adopting the same successful formula of his first book [\u003cem\u003eSon of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e]…in simple yet sensitive language, he relates without any pretension a decade of his life.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe New Nation\u003c\/em\u003e (Singapore)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This extremely lively text is more than a simple autobiography…it tells us about some of the social aspects of the present life of the Chinese in Malaysia.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eArchipel\u003c\/em\u003e (France)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTan Kok Seng\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the well-known author of a trilogy of books based on his life:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSon of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMan of Malaysia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEye on the World\u003c\/em\u003e. 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. As a Teochew farm boy coming of age during the Japanese Occupation, Tan Kok Seng enters the “university of the world” at only 15, becoming a coolie at the Orchard Road market. On his rounds to the homes of the “Red Hairs”, he befriends a group of Chinese dialect-speaking Caucasians who inspire him to improve himself beyond his humble roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against Singapore’s push towards self-governance, Tan’s engaging autobiography reflects the pioneering spirit of the times. Written in deceptively simple prose, notable for its English transliteration of Teochew adages, \u003cem\u003eSon of Singapore \u003c\/em\u003esensitively captures fast-disappearing places, people and everyday ways of living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An autobiographical account of an odd job labourer’s life at the Orchard Road market [that is]…technically and thematically well-crafted.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Koh Buck Song, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“…very much a quiet force in the world of Singapore writing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ilsa Sharp, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Within the context of Singapore literature, this popular writer’s creations can certainly be regarded as being among the most authentic and widely appealing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Lena Bandara, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Without pretension, the author sets out to relate his early life…this is a real person telling a real story just as it was.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe New Nation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTan Kok Seng\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the well-known author of a trilogy of books based on his life:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSon of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMan of Malaysia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEye on the World\u003c\/em\u003e. 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. Their three children—two of whom are Western educated and one Chinese educated—are, increasingly, forced to think for themselves as they grow up without parental guidance or love. The novel portrays the conflict between different systems of education as well as different value systems, particularly as they all occur within one family. First published by Heinemann Asia in 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThis novel is a very welcome addition to the growing volume of Singaporean literature, an ‘insider’s’ accurate portrayal of the mind and the mores of the Chinese. 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! [....] And this kind of readability is, surely, one of the tests of a good novel.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sheila Agyei\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTan Kok Seng\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the well-known author of a trilogy of books based on his life:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSon of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMan of Malaysia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEye on the World\u003c\/em\u003e. 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":"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":"big-mole","title":"Big Mole","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\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Best Fiction Title for Singapore Book Awards 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Best Book Cover Design for Singapore Book Awards 2016\u003c\/b\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\/Big_Mole-sample.pdf?5740785181382027340\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Big_Mole-sample.pdf?5740785181382027340\"\u003eLook inside the book \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/233\/Big-Mole\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/233\/Big-Mole\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2085199-Big-Mole?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=BigMole\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eIn the fight for independence, one young woman seeks freedom for herself. Born an orphan with an unlucky blemish under her eye, Big Mole is stuck running an ornamental fish shop with her roguish boyfriend Hong. When their friend is killed in cold blood on his first day as a secret society gangster, Hong forms a band of brothers and swears ruthless revenge. Big Mole finds herself reeled into a brutal mass murder and dangerous affection for ex-spider boy Kwang, with the colonial police and local investigators hot on their heels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eThis thrilling sequel to the seminal Spider Boys marks Ming Cher’s long-awaited return after two decades. Crackling with the seedy spirit of late 1950’s Singapore, rife with possibilities, Big Mole will transport and invigorate you as, with the tenacity of an exotic fighting fish, one blemish turns to beauty spot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Spider Boys draws us into an exotic world which becomes increasingly familiar and engaging with every page. In Ming Cher’s hands, the hybrid dialect of Singapore street youth becomes uncannily evocative and poetic. At times I was reminded of S.E. Hinton, but this is a highly original novel—gritty and tender and thoroughly fascinating.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jay McInerney, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBright Lights, Big City and Brightness Falls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Haunting and sexy, Spider Boys is an astonishing book. Ming Cher’s jagged English pulls no punches. Spider Boys will remain with you long after you finish reading it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Peter Hedges, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat’s Eating Gilbert Grape\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eBorn in Singapore in 1947 in Bukit Ho Swee, then a slum village in Singapore, \u003cstrong\u003eMing Cher\u003c\/strong\u003e was one of seven children. He left school at thirteen and became a street drifter in the manner of the characters in his debut novel, Spider Boys. First published by Penguin New Zealand and William Morrow in 1995, the critically acclaimed book was one of the first Singapore novels released by major publishing houses overseas, and is notable for its inventive use of colloquial Singapore English. It was republished in grammatical Standard English by Epigram Books as part of the Singapore Classics series in 2012.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eThe 1995 recipient of the Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship, Ming Cher has also worked as a construction supervisor on a hospital project in South Vietnam at the height of the Vietnam War, a merchant seaman, and an importer and retailer of Indonesian goods. He has lived in New Zealand since 1977.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8814845251,"sku":"9789814655354","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/big_mole-CVF-300.jpg?v=1626844700"},{"product_id":"lets-give-it-up-for-gimme-lao","title":"Let's Give It Up for Gimme Lao!","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Singapore Book Awards 2017 (Best Fiction Title)\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2016 - English (Adult) Books Category\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/GimmeLao_sample.pdf?14697544053020664336\"\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\/244\/Lets-Give-It-Up-for-Gimme-Lao\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e    \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1384951-Let-s-Give-it-Up-for-Gimme-Lao?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=LetsGiveitUpforGimmeLao\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“I don’t aspire to be nice. I do what is necessary to get what I want.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eBorn on the night of the nation’s independence, Gimme Lao is cheated of the honour of being Singapore’s firstborn son by a vindictive nurse. This forms the first of three things Gimme never knows about himself, the second being the circumstances surrounding his parents’ marriage, and the third being the profound (but often unintentional) impact he has on other people’s lives. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eTalented, determined and focused, young Gimme is confident he can sail the seven seas, but he does not anticipate his vessel would have to carry his mother’s ambition, his wife’s guilt and his son’s secret. Tracing social, economic and political issues over the past 50 years, this humorous novel uses Gimme as a hapless centre to expose all of Singapore’s ambitions, dirty linen and secret moments of tender humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“The plot wanders in an apparently artless, but in fact artful way... There’s a real sense of control here, and a consistent, organic voice...”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Philip Holden, editor of Writing Singapore and a judge of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n0TnOWeR-bM\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSebastian Sim\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in a two-room HDB flat with parents who were part of the pioneer generation of independent Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eNot one to shy away from the road less taken, he has travelled around the world to soak up different experiences and cultures, and tried his hand in diverse industries: a bartender at Boat Quay, an assistant outlet manager at McDonald’s, an insurance salesman, a prison officer in a maximum security prison, and a croupier in a casino.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eHe published three Chinese wuxia novels between 2004 and 2012, and his first English-language novel, \u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/collections\/fiction\/products\/lets-give-it-up-for-gimme-lao\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet’s Give It Up for Gimme Lao!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2016), was shortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16317725382,"sku":"9789814757324","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Gimme_Lao_CVF_300.jpg?v=1626923402"},{"product_id":"death-of-a-perm-sec","title":"Death of a Perm Sec","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2016 - English (Adult) Books Category\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/DeathofaPermSec_3rd_Sample.pdf?1153\" title=\"Death of a Perm Sec\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e  |\u003c\/strong\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/245\/Death-Of-A-Perm-Sec\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/consumables\/1212405-Death-of-a-Perm-Sec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath of a Perm Sec\u003c\/em\u003e is a mystery about the demise of the permanent-secretary of the housing ministry, Chow Sze Teck, accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes over his career. Set in 1980's Singapore, the novel examines \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe civil servant’s death, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich first appears to be suicide by a cocktail of alcohol, morphine and Valium. But upon investigation by a CID inspector who might not be what he seems, the family discovers there may be far more sinister circumstances behind his death, that reach to the very top of government.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe novel exposes the dark heart of power politics, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom the country’s tumultuous post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-independence days to the socio-political landscape of the 1980s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yx4ox_9PxOk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWong Souk Yee\u003c\/strong\u003e, 57, is a playwright and former political detainee, who contested the 2015 General Election as a member of the Singapore Democratic Party. 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He writes with endearing honesty about a place that seems a lot like home, yet is vastly different in many ways, and this affectionate sense of observation is carried through a round-the-world trip he embarks on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTold from the perspective of a Singaporean everyman, Kok Seng’s stories and reflections about the world are told in charmingly simple prose, enriched by his penchant for looking at the people and things around him with eyes wide open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTan Kok Seng\u003c\/strong\u003e is the well-known author of a trilogy of books based on his life: \u003cem\u003eSon of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMan of Malaysia\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEye on the World\u003c\/em\u003e. His fourth book is a novel, \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":27716573062,"sku":"9789811700620","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/CLASS-World-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627032584"},{"product_id":"state-of-emergency","title":"State of Emergency","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\u003eShortlisted for NUS Singapore History Prize 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of Singapore Literature Prize 2018, Fiction\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for Singapore Book Awards 2018, Best Fiction Title\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the Epigram Books Fiction Prize \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/StateOfEmergency_Sample.pdf?8809771852712269747\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/910602-State-of-Emergency?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=StateofEmergency\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eSiew Li leaves her husband and children in Tiong Bahru to fight for freedom in the jungles of Malaya. Decades later, a Malaysian journalist returns to her homeland to uncover the truth of a massacre committed during the Emergency. And in Singapore, Siew Li's niece Stella finds herself accused of being a Marxist conspirator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eJeremy Tiang's debut novel dives into the tumultuous days of leftist movements and political detentions in Singapore and Malaysia. It follows an extended family from the 1940s to the present day as they navigate the choppy political currents of the region. What happens when the things that divide us also bind us together?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Masterfully written. 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The scars left on the extended Low family, split apart in so many ways and denied the chance to live normally together, mirror the scars etched deeply into a nation.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/em\u003e (Scotland)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Informed by years of painstaking research and brought to life with naturalistic, context-sensitive dialogue, Tiang’s characters speak not only with the authority, but also the tenderness, of truth. \u003cem\u003eState of Emergency\u003c\/em\u003e speaks as much to a world rocked by division and inequality as a country grappling with its own biography. 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To what degree citizens are culpable in what they have done and what they have failed to do at the worst moments of their nation’s history: this is the vital and uneasy question the novel impresses upon its readers.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Singapore Unbound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e“Epic in scope, yet so intimate in its depiction of the characters. Tiang is a brilliant writer.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kenny Chan, Chief Judge, SLP 2018 (English Fiction)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“A superbly structured piece of work. 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From Lieutenant Kurosawa Takeshi, he learns their language and customs, studies their martial arts and prays to their Emperor. While watching the cruelty with which the Imperial Army rules Singapore, Nanban becomes just as ruthless to survive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eTwenty years later, a young misfit strives to make a successful living as a seamstress. Papatti is swept up in her ambition, trying to drum up crowds and get featured in the national newspapers, when she meets a cunning politician and an eager dockworker who both try to win her attention. 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He recently started working at Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699245964,"sku":"9789814785068","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-ErrandBoy_CVF_300.jpg?v=1626923510"},{"product_id":"gull-between-heaven-and-earth","title":"Gull Between Heaven and Earth","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\u003eShortlisted for Singapore Book Awards 2018, Best Book Cover Design\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\/Gull_Between_Heaven_and_Earth-Sample.pdf?6829790132748407388\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e |  Get the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07N8K6G6B\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Boey_Kim_Cheng_Gull_Between_Heaven_and_Earth?id=wNWFDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor Emperor and Country, or Love and Family?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eZimei (\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e子美\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e) is faced with a bleak future. Despite his great potential and hailing from an illustrious lineage, he serves his Emperor as a lowly Tang Dynasty official, having failed the Imperial Examinations twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHe sets out on a lifelong journey, seeking out first hermits and sages, then peace and home while documenting in verse the sufferings unleashed by civil war, sealing a friendship with the infamous Li Bai that will leave a remarkable legacy to Chinese literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eZimei's story is the life of Du Fu (\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e杜甫\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, 712-770), China’s first poet-historian and the nation’s greatest poet, reimagined in this epic debut novel by multi-award-winning author Boey Kim Cheng.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Singaporean-Australian poet Boey Kim Cheng’s novel \u003ci\u003eGull Between Heaven and Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is an evocative, atmospheric imagining of the life of the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu. Boey’s original translations of Tang poems by Li Bai, Wang Wei, and of course, of Du Fu himself, are skilfully interwoven into the prose, adding an additional dimension of craft to the work. I highly recommend this book for any lover of Classical Chinese poetry and literary history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Eileen Chong, poet, in \"My Book of the Year 2018\", \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/4\/my-book-of-the-year-2018-1?mc_cid=01cadc6581\u0026amp;mc_eid=a7bc05dbd6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoey Kim Cheng\u003c\/strong\u003e is a multi-award-winning Singapore-born poet, and a 1996 recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award. He emigrated to Australia in 1997, but returned in 2013 as one of Nanyang Technological University's writers-in-residence; he is currently Associate Professor in the NTU Division of English. He co-founded \u003ci\u003eMascara Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e in 2007, the first Australian literary journal to promote Asian Australian writing, and in 2013 co-edited the groundbreaking anthology \u003ci\u003eContemporary Asian Australian Poets.\u003c\/i\u003e Boey has published five collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eClear Brightness\u003c\/i\u003e (selected by \u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the Best Books of 2012), as well as \u003ci\u003eBetween Stations\u003c\/i\u003e, a celebrated travel memoir reissued by Epigram Books in 2017. 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This is a perceptive, fast-paced romp that asks “what if” of the riot that recently shook Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Pegged to the Little India riots, Sebastian Sim’s \u003ci\u003eThe Riot Act\u003c\/i\u003e is a surrealistic retelling that strikes at the heart of cynicism driving Singapore’s culture wars; interwoven stories poke entertainingly at our country’s political shenanigans, but satire becomes brutal realist fiction when we realise the author is merely holding up a tilted mirror to everything that is wrong with our society.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Cyril Wong, Judge, Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jYROyq86jE8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSebastian Sim\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in a two-room HDB flat with parents who were part of the pioneer generation of independent Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot one to shy away from the road less taken, he has travelled around the world to soak up different experiences and cultures, and tried his hand in diverse industries: a bartender at Boat Quay, an assistant outlet manager at McDonald’s, an insurance salesman, a prison officer in a maximum security prison, and a croupier in a casino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe published three Chinese wuxia novels between 2004 and 2012, and his first English-language novel, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/collections\/fiction\/products\/lets-give-it-up-for-gimme-lao\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet’s Give It Up for Gimme Lao!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2016), was shortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1531363950617,"sku":"9789814785747","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-TheRiotAct_CVF_300.jpg?v=1627026780"},{"product_id":"nimitas-place","title":"Nimita's Place","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003eCo-Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2020 (English, Fiction)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2019 Singapore Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e(Best Literary Work)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Nimita_s_Place-sample.pdf?9134479146464535453\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eGet the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07N85YYP4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Akshita_Nanda_Nimita_s_Place?id=5smFDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1021331-Nimita-s-Place?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=NimitasPlace\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1944 in India and Nimita Khosla yearns to attend university to become an engineer, but her parents want a different life for her. 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Staking out a future in Singapore, she faces rising anger against immigrants and uncertainty about her new home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo generations apart, these two women walk divergent paths but face the same quandaries: who are we, and what is home?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNimita’s Place\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a dual narrative about a central pair of richly-drawn protagonists with similar names but separate timelines; transitioning ambitiously between India and Singapore to express a tender interconnectedness that simultaneously reveals their differences as well as the commonality of their hopes and dreams across time and space.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cyril Wong, Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2017 Judge and author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Reading\u003cem\u003e Nimita’s Place\u003c\/em\u003e feels a little like moving in to a new house ... the parallel narratives seen through the eyes of both protagonists present worlds that are initially unfamiliar, yet places that Akshita eases us into, to the point we want to call it home. \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bakchormeeboy.com\/2018\/12\/31\/perusing-pages-nimitas-place-by-akshita-nanda-review\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBakchormeeboy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DMG4qqBtRjM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkshita Nanda\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Pune, India in 1979 and has lived in Singapore since 1995. 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This epic undertaking is not to be missed.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[A] story scaffolded against a sweeping backdrop—the politics of colonialism, World War II in Southeast Asia, ecology, the inexorable forces of development and modernization—with very little of that ever mentioned, instead focusing on the experiences of the characters in language of perfect simplicity… Like a drop of rain that holds the reflection of the world, crystalline and beautiful.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kirkus, STARRED review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Heng captures the individual and collective challenges of being human, and explores what a modern country might become after the disruption and displacement of World War II. 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At once a coming-of-age love story and a tale of political turmoil… Lush and evocative, Heng’s sentences render every setting and each scene with vivid intensity… nearly impossible to put down.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Electric Literature, “Electric Lit’s Best Novels of 2023”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A sweeping story with hints of magical realism.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eAsian Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[\u003cem\u003eThe Great Reclamation\u003c\/em\u003e] is full of vivid, delicious writing, and the story is addictive, moving across time at a startlingly rapid clip of progress— just as it really happened in Singapore. The plot and pacing are cinematic, and with a full cast of fleshed-out characters.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Japan Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A deep and powerful love story.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—NBC, \u003cem\u003eThe Today Show\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I loved this book, its layering of Singapore’s history with a very complicated love story... what a marvelous novel.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Megha Majumdar, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eA Burning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A gorgeous novel about love, fate, free-will, and how, in wartime, one person’s choices can have long-lasting consequences. \u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great Reclamation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is as sweeping as it is specific. Ah Boon’s story will stay with me for a long time.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Lara Prescott, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Secrets We Kept\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Gorgeously written and compulsively readable, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Reclamation\u003c\/em\u003e is both an intimate love story and an epic historical tale that is sure to be read for years to come. Heng’s writing is full of rich, sensuous detail—mysteriously appearing islands, the smell of rain on hot monsoon evenings, the fierce burn of a rubber seed when pressed against the skin—that mesmerizes on every page. She deals with difficult questions—who, and what, are we willing to sacrifice in the name of progress?—while never losing sight of the complex humanity of her characters.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Julie Otsuka, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Buddha in the Attic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Great Reclamation\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary achievement - an epic love story set in a world at war within and without itself. Every page pulses with mud and magic. I loved it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Paper Palace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Through the story of one remarkable boy, Rachel Heng’s breathtaking epic of 20th century Singapore shows us the human and environmental costs of a nation’s quest for freedom, prosperity, and order. Told with great tenderness and moral clarity, and alive to the beauty and mystery of the natural world as well as the human heart, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Reclamation\u003c\/em\u003e is timeless, timely, and unforgettable.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jessamine Chan, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe School for Good Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Great Reclamation\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully written novel. I loved so much in this book: the richly imagined setting, the varied languages and motivations at play in this burgeoning country, the complicated love story between Lee Ah Boon and Siok Mei, and the heartbreaking way history can tear apart a family. I’m grateful to Rachel Heng for writing this gorgeous novel.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ann Napolitano, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eHello Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Great Reclamation\u003c\/em\u003e is so beautifully written and perfectly imagined that you follow its characters out to sea, through city streets, into the corners of villages, through every strange quirk of life, until they get under your skin and into your dreams. How does Rachel Heng write about the imaginary and the historical in a way that they are both equally believable and moving and strange? I don’t know how she does, it but this book is a marvel.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Elizabeth McCracken, author of \u003cem\u003eBowlaway\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Great Reclamation\u003c\/em\u003e is a truly wondrous book. In telling the story of one country confronting the forces of change, one community caught between the pain and the promise of transformation, and one young man who must decide whether to live in the past or give it all up for a chance at a different future, Rachel Heng has written one of the most extraordinary novels I have read in some time.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cristina Henriquez, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Unknown Americans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A monumental epic. A story of an entire nation reckoning with its past combined with a heart-wrenching love story. This one shouldn’t be missed. I was spellbound.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Nathan Harris, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sweetness of Water\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Arresting and haunting… Rachel Heng asks us to consider the tensions between homeland and nationhood, and whether progress can be made without sacrifice. This is a powerful, expansive book that made my heart ache. It will stay with me for a long time.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Crystal Hana Kim, author of \u003cem\u003eIf You Leave Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A beautifully written novel. I loved so much in this book: the richly imagined setting, the varied languages and motivations at play in this burgeoning country, the complicated love story between Lee Ah Boon and Siok Mei, and the heartbreaking way history can tear apart a family. I’m grateful to Rachel Heng for writing this gorgeous novel.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ann Napolitano, author of \u003cem\u003eDear Edward\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Singapore,\u003cstrong\u003e Rachel Heng\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/suicide-club\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuicide Club\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, translated into ten languages. Her short fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney’s\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. She received her MFA from the Michener Center for Writers and has received grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and the National Arts Council of Singapore, among others. She is currently an assistant professor of English at Wesleyan University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48067535405353,"sku":"9780593420126","price":21.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/9780593420126.jpg?v=1712645084"},{"product_id":"little-hero","title":"Little Hero (Book 1)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeven-year-old Ying Xiong looks forward to a better life in post-war Singapore after the Japanese troops’ surrender in September 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, a new war erupts at home when Xiong’s father decides to return to his homeland in China. This tears the family apart when he takes Xiong’s two elder brothers back with him, whilst Xiong and his mother remain in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXiong navigates his childhood years alone in a poor neighbourhood as his mother ekes out a livelihood for them. He makes a friend in Kampung Silat, follows a fearsome teenage gangster in Silat Road and gets to know a brave police inspector who becomes his neighbour. Through all this, Xiong comes to realise what it takes to be a hero, which is also the meaning of his name \u003cem\u003eYing Xiong\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle Hero\u003c\/em\u003e is a touching work of fiction inspired by real-life events from the childhood years of the author’s father in post-war 1940s Singapore and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmily Lim-Leh\u003c\/strong\u003e lost her voice to a rare voice affliction Spasmodic Dysphonia in 1998. In her journey to recover her lost voice, she found a God-given voice in writing when she was a winner in Singapore Book Council's Publishing Initiative in 2007 for her debut picture book, \u003cem\u003ePrince Bear \u0026amp; Pauper Bear\u003c\/em\u003e. She followed this with three more Toy titles, and her Toys series has since been translated into four languages and published in six countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmily has authored over forty children’s picture books. She is the first person outside North America to win three IPPY Awards in children’s books, and the first in Southeast Asia to win the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmily was named Mediacorp’s Singapore Woman Award Honoree for inspiring readers through her books. 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Siblings would turn out to be lifelong enemies, money—or rather the lack of it—a crippling nightmare, love an ever posture of deception, wild gossip the coup de grâce. In spite of it all, the unforeseen, even death itself, would every so often become a flint for courage and redemption for some, especially Tin, a brave teenage girl who continued to defy familial odds, and Mona, a widow-turned-prostitute who was forced to thwart her own expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEqual parts inspired by real-life anecdotes and borne of imagination, this story promises to lay bare the struggles and aspirations of those living in an era and a place unwittingly defined by societal taboos and quirky traditions that have long vanished from the face of contemporary Singapore. Ultimately, this is the story of what it means to be human when fate decides to take a leap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJansen Lim\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of two fiction novels: \u003cem\u003eThe Ties That Bite\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn Rio You Love a Little More\u003c\/em\u003e. His essays and feature articles have appeared in a range of publications from travel and lifestyle magazines to The Straits Times. He has also worked as a global project manager, lecturer, and videographer, and he lives in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48286742380841,"sku":"9789815144901","price":24.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/9789815144901.jpg?v=1713768348"},{"product_id":"neverness","title":"Neverness","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\u003eThere are obscure emotions that reside in every one of us, where language cannot reach, because its waters are too deep. A lot was going on in 1979. Most Malay villages were long gone or in their dying days. Malay rock began its unstoppable rise with the emergence of its first influential rock band, while drugs were just across the street. And on one Friday night that year, during the final months in the life of the once major Malay village of Engku Aman in Geylang Serai, 15-year-old Alia left her house and vanished without a trace. In the aftermath of her disappearance, the protective layers in the lives of three other young people who knew her begin unpeeling as they struggle to make sense of her disappearance and their lives in a period of immense social and cultural change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA poignant coming-of-age historical novel that captures what it might have felt like to live in Engku Aman, for which there is little formal historical accounting. While there are many historical novels in Sing Lit that centre the Chinese Singaporean experience, \u003cem\u003eNeverness\u003c\/em\u003e centres the Malay experience and immerses readers in the heyday of Malay rock. Suitable for both young adults and adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A powerful excavation of the hidden histories of a kampung near Geylang Serai. Told through the eyes of a young girl on the threshold of the adult world, \u003cem\u003eNeverness\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on various forms of loss: a missing person whose absence leads to the discovery of secrets, a kampung lifeworld about to give way to HDB flats, and the inability to articulate socially proscribed love. Yet the novel also rediscovers the soundscapes, tastes, and sensations of a now-vanished world. The new music of Malay rock band Sweet Charity blends with the soundtracks of old P. Ramlee movies and the songs of Vera Lynn, and folktales are passed on from generation to generation and reinterpreted. \u003cem\u003eNeverness\u003c\/em\u003e, with its retrospective glance, asks us to contemplate the new uses of stories of the past in the present, in a modern Singapore urban landscape that has undergone profound an irreversible change.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_philip-holden\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePhilip Holden\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Absorbing, evocative and written with passion yet with restraint. I found myself following the narrative crumbs Fairoz metes out. Before long, the reader is immersed in the milieu, walking alongside the narrator, seeing what she sees and what a journey it is. It is a world that is at once familiar but which no longer exists and a world I didn't know I missed as much as I did—my father grew up in the same kampong, my grandparents were resettled to the HDB block next door to the Geylang Serai market.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Tan Pin Pin, Film Director\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNeverness\u003c\/em\u003e is the shawl that is blown by the winds of transience, forever lost from the eyes of callousness, yet precious as the golden bracelet of lost memories of a bygone era that was Engku Aman; a fleeting social history that is drowned in the tragic river of redevelopment.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_isa-kamari\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIsa Kamari\u003c\/a\u003e, novelist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“For a real-life-inspired narrative, the setting is imperative. Whether in a work of fiction, non-fiction, or film, the setting acts as a representation of a certain period, and it buffers the plot that an artist tries to bring. If one tries to portray the time of the United States in the 1960s to 1970s, the setting cannot neglect dominant images such as “John F. Kennedy”, “Vietnam War”, “counterculture”, “the moon landing”, “Martin Luther King”, “Woodstock” and “Watergate”. In other words, the setting provides a form of interweaving. In the work of \u003cem\u003eNeverness\u003c\/em\u003e, the writer sets Singapore in the final years of a Malay village in Geylang Serai, before it was demolished in the early 1980s to make way for the construction of flats. Focusing on the impact of the disappearance of a 15-year-old teenage girl on the lives of three other acquaintances, the story is constructed against the backdrop of Singapore which is going through years of upheaval in terms of social and cultural change. The writer not only captures the counterculture that affected Singapore at that time but also the influence of Malay music culture during the 1950-1970s period—from P. Ramlee to Ramli Sarip \u0026amp; Sweet Charity. Songs, movies, and music are not just a genre but also a reminder of where we were at a certain time. These elements are well inserted in this novel for the appeal of the Singaporean Malay generation that lived through that period or maybe as a reminder for the contemporary generation.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Associate Professor Dr Muhamad Takiyuddin, Author of \u003cem\u003e65 Tahun Muzik Rock di Malaysia \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Fairoz Ahmad beautifully weaves the mystery of Alia’s disappearance and the real events that happened in Singapore in the 1960s and 1970s. For readers who have never experienced kampong living, this novel gives a vivid insight to the lives of residents of Engku Aman who struggled with day-to-day problems in post-independence Singapore. The novel is almost like a social commentary of the Malays who lived within Geylang Serai. Every character portrayed in the novel was ‘perfect’ in his\/her imperfections. I find myself invested in the stories which they wanted to tell.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_hidayah-amin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHidayah Amin\u003c\/a\u003e, author of nine books on Malay history and heritage including the award-winning \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/leluhur-singapores-kampong-gelam-pos\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeluhur: Singapore's Kampong Gelam\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In the throes of 1970s modern Singapore, \u003cem\u003eNeverness\u003c\/em\u003e offers an evocative glimpse into the lives of the minority Malays grappling with rapid societal transformations. Set against the backdrop of the last few families remaining in Engku Aman Geylang, this compelling social critique illuminates the challenges faced by a community on the brink of displacement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs most of their neighbors have already relocated to new HDB areas like Geylang Baru, Chai Chee New Town, and Marine Parade, these families confront the stark realities of changing social, political, and environmental landscapes. Through the eyes of a teenage girl, trained to embody the perfect woman amidst shifting tides, \u003cem\u003eNeverness\u003c\/em\u003e vividly captures the essence of traditional values, psychic depths, and emotional turmoil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer journey, fraught with psychological and physical struggles, is portrayed with raw realism. Hungry for new experiences in the burgeoning city life, her story resonates with the universal quest for identity and belonging. Fairoz Ahmad masterfully weaves a narrative that is both deeply personal and poignantly reflective of a community's endurance in the face of inevitable change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover a richly engaging novel that not only tells a story but also preserves the essence of a disappearing world, chronicling the intricate dance between tradition and modernity in a rapidly evolving Singapore.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jamal Ismail, Recipient of the Anugerah Tun Seri Lanang 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Set within late 60s-70s Singapore, this prolific novel captures the social conditions of working poor Malay households and restless youths falling between the cracks in the once familiar village of Lorong Engku Aman, Geylang. Fairoz powerfully depicts their anxieties, concerns, hopes and resignation amid the final stages of demolition of their village and impending resettlement looming large, while exploring their turn to simple pleasures-music, song and film that inspired and soothed both the young and old. Against the turbulence, he skilfully wove the entwined lives of four teenagers. Through their adventures, joy, escapism and confusion, he reflected on friendships formed, tragically lost and left unspoken. Fairoz’s deep reflections through his protagonists also depict the powerful grip of traditional beliefs, myths, conventions and taboos that bind and their impact on lives in an era of rapid change.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Noor Aisha Abdul Rahman, Associate Professor, Department of Malay Studies, NUS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFairoz Ahmad \u003c\/strong\u003e works at the intersection of strategy and social impact. For his contributions to community development, he was awarded the National University of Singapore's Outstanding Young Alumni Award (2017) and United Kingdom's Commonwealth Point of Light Award (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis previous work, a collection of short stories called \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/interpreter-of-winds-pos\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterpreter of Winds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, was published by Ethos Books in 2019. The book was a reflection of his experiences and observations growing up Muslim in a world too busy, too distracted, to understand one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFairoz graduated from the University of Oxford with a Master of Public Policy (Distinction), under a Chevening scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49359751315753,"sku":"9789811888335","price":24.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/neverness_book_cover_500x_37ababea-36c7-44f2-9abe-dbbd0ad5a125.webp?v=1728449719"},{"product_id":"ho-undercover","title":"Ho Undercover: Ho Chi Minh’s Covert Journey to Independence","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\u003eThis is the story of Ho Chi Minh’s adventurous journey across the mountains and jungles of northeastern Siam in 1928 and 1929. It narrates how cleverly Ho managed to evade his enemies wherever he went, through subterfuge, meticulous planning, and resourcefulness. At the Port of Bangkok, disguised as a Chinese businessman, he slipped past Inspector Arnoux of French security by the skin of his teeth. Little could the inspector, who was waiting to arrest him, have known how close he was to changing the course of history. For an arrest would have meant certain execution for Ho.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also recounts Ho’s early revolutionary beginnings and the tumultuous times in which he lived. His mission in Siam was to build militant cadres of resistance from the Vietnamese immigrants, to one day join him in his struggle to fight the French colonial government. This is the untold story of Uncle Ho’s sojourn in Siam, a highly clandestine operation, and how his experience in the rough terrain of northeast Siam helped hone his political and revolutionary skills. It ends with the attainment of his dream: a free and independent Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also the story of Wong, a young Thai-Viet idealist who falls under the magnetic spell of Uncle Ho. We follow Wong’s progress from his home town of Phichit to the battlefields of Vietnam. On his travels, he meets several historical figures in the Free Thai movement and is trained to be a guerrilla. He ends up becoming Ho’s special political agent. Although Wong is a fictional character, the historical events that shaped his life are real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“With diligent research and knowledge of the terrain, Teddy SPHA Palasthira demonstrates this was a formative period for Ho in learning jungle survival, while developing propaganda skills among the peasant farmers. Against the background of events in 20th century Southeast Asia, Teddy weaves in the lives of others who cross his path.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Robert Graham, author and former \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e foreign correspondent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An engrossing book that explains much, not only about a near-mythic figure, but an important period in Southeast Asian history.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Steve Van Beek, author of \u003cem\u003eBangkok Then and Now\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This book retraces Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary grooming through a distinctly Siamese lens. Researched in evident depth and articulated in classy style, it is a gripping and absorbing read that wraps some fiction with substantial historiography.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Director, Institute of Security and International Studies, Chulalongkorn University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeddy Spha Palasthira\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in London. He has served in the Thai diplomatic service, completed a long career in advertising, was a visiting professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, and is an honorary Barrister-at-Law at Lambs Chambers, Middle Temple, London. A recipient of the Italian Order of Merit, Grand Officer of the Republic, Teddy is now into his career as a writer. He has written two books on advertising, \u003cem\u003eAddresses\u003c\/em\u003e in 2010, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Siamese\u003c\/em\u003e in 2013, \u003cem\u003eThe Siamese Trail of Ho Chi Minh\u003c\/em\u003e in 2016, and \u003cem\u003eOde to Manuela of Trento\u003c\/em\u003e in 2018. Most recently he published \u003cem\u003eSiamese Anglophile\u003c\/em\u003e with Talisman Publishing in 2022. He lives in Thailand with his wife and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"APD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49787789443369,"sku":"9789819412365","price":18.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/1_90e9000e-de7f-4a4f-b775-b4bcbba8f36d.jpg?v=1738640327"},{"product_id":"utama","title":"Utama","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Utama-Sample.pdf?v=1756311312\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bookfies.com\/ebook\/1022\/utama\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2025 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA mythic historical novel by two-time Singapore Literature Prize winner.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUtama\u003c\/em\u003e reimagines the rise of Sang Nila Utama through the eyes of those who shaped his path— exiles, warriors and queens. From the Chola invasion to a fateful sea crossing, ambition and betrayal forge an empire. As dragons fall and a sea goddess awakens, the Lion City is born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yYgqm9evyjw\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNg Yi-Sheng\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Singaporean writer, researcher and activist. 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As an orphan with no family, love is a mystery to her. When Minah meets and marries Pong Marno, she believes she’s finally escaped her fate, but their happiness is short-lived. On their wedding night, Pong Marno is murdered by a rival shaman, ensuring Minah fulfills her dark bargain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears later, in 1985, Julia, a Malaysian woman desperate to have a child, seeks Minah’s help. Minah performs a ritual that grants Julia the gift of motherhood, but what begins as a miracle quickly takes a sinister turn, drawing Julia into a world of ancient rivalries and dark magic in The Shaman’s Circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS. W. Jaafar\u003c\/strong\u003e is a versatile Malaysian film and TV producer-turned-author. She gained recognition in the horror genre with her cult-status breakthrough film, \u003cem\u003eAku Haus Darah Mu (I Thirst for Your Blood)\u003c\/em\u003e. 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