{"product_id":"potong-to-care-cut","title":"Potong: To Care\/Cut","description":"\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohnny Jon Jon\u003c\/strong\u003e’s plays, seemingly ordinary events are turned into hauntingly profound exchanges when the individual’s sense of self comes under scrutiny. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHawa\u003c\/em\u003e, a new Muslim convert finds herself tasked with overseeing the funeral arrangements of her partner. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePotong\u003c\/em\u003e, a son is sent away by a mother to return to Singapore to undergo the coming-of-age rites of passage that await him: circumcision and conscription. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDeftly alternating between beats of humour and tension, Jon Jon reveals how these characters contend with the paradigms, manifest or otherwise, that shape their existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince his first full-length play in 2006, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohnny Jon Jon\u003c\/strong\u003e’s works have evolved from being thought pieces on socio-political constructs to ruminative explorations of the human condition set within the characteristics of a minor literature. Besides the critically acclaimed \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHawa\u003c\/em\u003e (2015) and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePotong\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), his works include \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNational Memory Project\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFamily Dinner\u003c\/em\u003e (2017) and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePunggah\u003c\/em\u003e (2020). When not writing plays, Jon Jon writes short stories and facilitates design thinking workshops. He currently lives with his better half as they try to get their startups (children) to become unicorns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39786924900465,"sku":"9789811830693","price":14.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/PotongCover.png?v=1653466428","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/potong-to-care-cut","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}