{"product_id":"heartland-new-edition","title":"Heartland (New Edition)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\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\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHailed as “the definitive Singaporean novel”, this new edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeartland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is accompanied by a new preface by author Daren Shiau and a publisher’s foreword that contextualises the novel’s imprint on the Singapore literary landscape since its first publication in 1999.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn iconic work, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeartland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores the paradox of rootedness and rootlessness in fast-changing Singapore. Set in the early 1990s, the novel follows the years of Wing Seng as he leaves school and is conscripted into full-time National Service. As Wing tries to reconcile his past with his future amid transitions through different phases of life, he finds meaning in his intense attachment to his surrounding landscape. Yet, as relationships and the years slip by, Wing is forced to question his own certainties and the wisdom of the people he values.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in Singapore’s heartland at the turn of the century, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeartland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s capturing of the texture of everyday life provides the backdrop essential to the bildungsroman’s exploration of identity, belonging and connection in an increasingly urbanised Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaren Shiau was born in 1971, and is a Singaporean writer and editor. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eHeartland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e received the Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award in 1998, and in 2007 was adapted into an English literature school text on the Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘O’-Level syllabus. The novel was also made into a telemovie in 2015. A recipient of the Young Artist Award (Literature), Shiau’s other works include acclaimed poetry collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003e\u003ca aria-describedby=\"a11y-new-window-external-message\" class=\"c-link\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"http:\/\/ethosbooks.myshopify.com\/products\/peninsular-archipelagos-and-other-islands\" target=\"_blank\" delay=\"150\"\u003ePeninsular: Archipelagos and Other Islands\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2000) and a microfiction collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eVelouria\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2007). He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Singapore Writers Festival’s advisory panel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39537053204593,"sku":"9789811811203","price":22.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Web-Heartland-Front_540x_247933fb-65a0-436b-a916-ecca6afa2b50.png?v=1632800976","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/heartland-new-edition","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}