{"product_id":"kallang-basin-adagio","title":"Kallang Basin Adagio","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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\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\/KallangBasinAdagio-Sample.pdf?14757807270947308044\"\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\/B07N85ZN2V\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Khor_Kuan_Liang_Kallang_Basin_Adagio?id=2smFDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tribe of nomads journeys through a post-apocalyptic Singapore devastated by environmental collapse, for the promised land of the Kallang Basin. While searching for shelter, they rescue a starving young boy and his musically-inclined android, who upend the tribe’s dynamic. When machines become symbols of our aspiration and extensions of our will, what role do they serve when we fight to survive? A testament to the strength and endurance of the human spirit. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A human saga against the backdrop of a terrifying, and yet possible, post-human future, marked by the beautiful notes of heartrending music.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Nuraliah Norasid, award-winning author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-gatekeeper\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gatekeeper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“A welcome addition to the growing body of Singaporean science fiction. Its stark story of survival shines through its bleak setting.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Victor Fernando R. Ocampo, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Infinite Library and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKhor Kuan Liang\u003c\/strong\u003e is an English Literature graduate of the National University of Singapore, and currently works as a primary school teacher. He has been published in \u003ci\u003eReader’s Digest Asia\u003c\/i\u003e and at \u003ci\u003eInconvenient Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, a sociopolitical site about issues in Singapore and the region. \u003ci\u003eKallang Basin Adagio\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12675841556593,"sku":"9789814785143","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-KallangBasin-CVF-300.jpg?v=1626922653","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/kallang-basin-adagio","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}