{"product_id":"and-the-award-goes-to-sally-bong","title":"And The Award Goes To Sally Bong!","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSally Bong is the typical do-gooder. But her journey as an\nexemplary citizen of Singapore is put into question when she meets people on\nthe margins, upending everything she has learned in school. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn a follow-up to the hilarious\u003ci\u003e Let’s Give It Up for\nGimme Lao!\u003c\/i\u003e, Sebastian Sim delves deeper into a nation’s psyche with more\nshrewd humour than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSebastian Sim\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in a two-room HDB flat\nwith parents who were part of the pioneer generation of independent Singapore.\nNot one to shy away from the road less taken, he has tried his hand in diverse\nindustries: bartender at Boat Quay, assistant outlet manager at McDonald’s,\ninsurance salesman, officer in a maximum security prison, and croupier in a\ncasino. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe published three Chinese wuxia novels between 2004 and\n2012. \u003ci\u003eAnd the Award Goes to Sally Bong!\u003c\/i\u003e is his third\nEnglish-language novel; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet’s Give It Up for Gimme Lao!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e was\nshortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize, and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Riot\nAct\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e won the prize in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APD (S) PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44931454828751,"sku":"9789814901901","price":29.32,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_b0960c5a-2b09-4cd5-a127-458b56368c2a.jpg?v=1774181255","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/and-the-award-goes-to-sally-bong","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}