{"product_id":"this-side-of-heaven","title":"This Side of Heaven","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\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist of the Singapore Literature Prize 2022 (English, Fiction)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Heaven-Sample.pdf?1391\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/720\/This-Side-of-Heaven\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA comedian, a nun, a reality TV star and countless others meet in a Garden. This is not the start of a joke, but the beginnings of a parable. These denizens may be running out of time, even as it seems there is all the time in their Kafkaesque world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“With deceptive simplicity, the mutable voices combine in a tale both irresistible and haunting. Reading this story feels like witnessing a communion, or perhaps vivisection, of familiar states of being. Evocative and unforgettable.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Shubigi Rao, author of \u003cem\u003ePulp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Wong pulls the rug from under us but leaves us still standing, albeit transported via his magic carpet ride to a new vantage point and offered a different perspective.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–KK Seet, author of \u003cem\u003eDeath Rites\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Densely written, erotic and poetic, with unexpected twists and turns, Cyril's narrative provides a journey into consciousness by the unconscious; full of acute, nuanced observation and crafted anecdote.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Sir Malcolm Jack, author of \u003cem\u003eTo the Fairest Cape\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCyril Wong\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of poetry collections such as \u003cem\u003eUnmarked Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTilting Our Plates to Catch the Light\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSatori Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a collection of strange short fables called \u003cem\u003eLet Me Tell You Something About That Night\u003c\/em\u003e. He has served as a mentor under the Creative Arts Programme and the Mentor Access Project, as well as a judge for the Golden Point Awards in Singapore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA past recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award for Literature, he completed his doctoral degree in English Literature at the National University of Singapore in 2012. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis books include poetry collections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTilting Our Plates to Catch the Light\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(2007) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lover’s Inventory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2015), the novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2013) and short fiction collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2014).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u9Xs3WLTsWw\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/money-fm-893\/read-this-side-of-heaven\/embed?style=cover\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32206394261617,"sku":"9789814845823","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Heaven-CVF.jpg?v=1627027499","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/this-side-of-heaven","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}