{"product_id":"marshall-cavendish-classics-raffles-place-ragtime","title":"Marshall Cavendish Classics: Raffles Place Ragtime","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\n\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\u003eA story of a young man’s exploits at his workplace and his efforts to climb the social ladder, \u003cem\u003eRaffles Place Ragtime\u003c\/em\u003e examines the complex issues of ambition, deception, and love amidst the high-speed hustle of Singapore's financial district and high society. This landmark novel explores the implications of hard-nosed material aspirations at the level of individual experiences and its ensuing emotional and psychological consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis title is being reissued under the new \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/series_all\/series_marshall-cavendish-classics-literary-fiction\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarshall Cavendish Classics: Literary Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e series, which seeks to introduce some of the best works of Singapore literature to a new generation of readers. Some have been evergreen titles over the years, others have been unjustly neglected.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Jeyaretnam\u003c\/strong\u003e is a familiar face in Singapore’s literary scene whose works are celebrated for their “marvellous feel for words and clever eye for idiosyncratic detail”. His book \u003cem\u003eFirst Loves\u003c\/em\u003e (1987) topped the Sunday Times bestseller list for 18 months, while his next book \u003cem\u003eRaffles Place Ragtime\u003c\/em\u003e was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers Prize. In 2015, \u003cem\u003eAbraham’s Promise\u003c\/em\u003e was selected by The Business Times as one of the Top 10 English Singapore books from 1965 to 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39473197908081,"sku":"9789814974561","price":14.02,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/9789814974561RafflesPlaceRagtime.jpg?v=1628232875","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/marshall-cavendish-classics-raffles-place-ragtime","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}