{"product_id":"and-the-award-goes-to-sally-bong","title":"And the Award Goes to Sally Bong!","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.suss.edu.sg\/news-and-events\/media-resources\/media-releases\/book-on-cultural-medallion-recipient-crowned-winner-of-singapore-s-richest-book-prize\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDr Alan HJ Chan ‘Spirit of Singapore’ Book Prize 2023\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCo-Winner of the 2021 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/AndtheAwardGoestoSallyBong_Sample.pdf?v=1634010211\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/857\/and-the-award-goes-to-sally-bong\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the e-book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/and-the-award-goes-to-sally-bong-1518432\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSally Bong is the typical do-gooder. But her journey as an exemplary citizen of Singapore is put into question when she meets people on the margins, upending everything she has learned in school. In a follow-up to the hilarious\u003ci\u003e Let’s Give It Up for Gimme Lao!\u003c\/i\u003e, Sebastian Sim delves deeper into a nation’s psyche with more shrewd humour than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“An acerbic wit. Sim’s prose zips along breezily.” –\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Hilarious and almost absurdist in its storytelling, \u003ci\u003eAnd the Award Goes to Sally Bong!\u003c\/i\u003e strings watershed events in Singapore’s short history with the life of a dauntless but heartfelt protagonist, homing in on what it means to lead our best and authentic lives.” –\u003cstrong\u003eCyril Wong\u003c\/strong\u003e, Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThis Side of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/llZraSHxkis\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\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. Not one to shy away from the road less taken, he has tried his hand in diverse industries: bartender at Boat Quay, assistant outlet manager at McDonald’s, insurance salesman, officer in a maximum security prison, and croupier in a casino. He published three Chinese wuxia novels between 2004 and 2012. \u003ci\u003eAnd the Award Goes to Sally Bong!\u003c\/i\u003e is his third English-language novel; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/lets-give-it-up-for-gimme-lao\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet’s Give It Up for Gimme Lao!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was shortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-riot-act\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Riot Act\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the prize in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51334964150569,"sku":"9789814901901","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP_SallyBong_CVF_300.jpg?v=1627525620","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/and-the-award-goes-to-sally-bong","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}