{"product_id":"middle-and-first","title":"Middle and First","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\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 collection of short stories in two groups. “First” relates closely to the Singapore of the 1990s when an old way of life loses its grip in a fast-changing society. “My Grandfather Tim” – a sequel to “My Cousin Tim” the author’s earlier story which has captured public imagination, unravels the accepted truths of a family’s history. In “Grandmother: A Horror Story”, a man exorcises the domineering spirit of his grandmother. Two women in opposite continents confront who they are expected to be in “A Sisters’ Correspondence”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Tay won the Singapore Literature Prize in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Tay Seong Chee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSingaporean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e legal academic and former \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNominated Member of Parliament\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApart from his academic and political interests Tay is a poet and author. His 2009 non-fiction book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsia Alone: The Dangerous Post-Crisis Divide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from America was reviewed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e His novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity of Small Blessings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won the 2010 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSingapore Literature Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e His collection of short stories, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStand Alone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was awarded the Highly Commended prize from the National Book Development Council of Singapore Awards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32123196801137,"sku":"9789814189675","price":23.32,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/middle-and-first-simon-tay-00.jpg?v=1602760692","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/middle-and-first","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}