{"product_id":"a-bit-of-earth-1","title":"A Bit of 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\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Bit of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSuchen Christine Lim\u003c\/strong\u003e deftly weaves historical fact and a fiery imagination in a visually powerful multicultural story that spans three generations and four decades—proving once again that she is one of Asia’s leading fiction writers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalaya. A land of unparalleled richness. For centuries, the peninsula has attracted fortune hunters, money-grabbing pirates and migrants seeking a better life. Among those whose lives are rooted in the Malayan soil are three families: the Wongs, sons of the Chinese earth; the Wees, subjects of the English gods; and the Mahmuds, scions of the Malayan soil; each with different dreams for the bit of earth they live on. Their destinies meet and this clash of hopes inevitably leads to tragedy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA Bit of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the visceral and cultural struggle of a young Chinese immigrant to survive in an equally struggling Malayan nation… The immigrant earns his bit of earth only by continuously re-inventing himself and by negotiation with the forces of history.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Lily Rose Tope, Professor, Department of English \u0026amp; Comparative Literature, University of the Philippines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuchen Christine Lim\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning author of novels, short stories, children’s stories and a non-fiction book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e In 2012 she was awarded the Southeast Asia Write Award for her body of work. \u003cem\u003eFistful of Colours\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the inaugural Singapore Literature Prize, is cited as a classic Singapore novel. Among other acclaimed works are \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/rice-bowl-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRice Bowl\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe River’s Song\u003c\/em\u003e. Her latest work of fiction \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/dearest-intimate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDearest Intimate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was published in October 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Awarded a Fullbright grant, Suchen was a Fellow in the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program and later its Writer in Residence. She was also a Fellow in Creative Writing at the Nanyang Technological University, and has held writing residences in the US, UK, Australia, South Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40035944136817,"sku":"9789815084443","price":21.5,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/abitofearthcover.jpg?v=1666317811","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/a-bit-of-earth-1","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}