{"product_id":"lion-city-stories","title":"Lion City Stories","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCo-Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2020\n(English, Fiction)\u003cbr\u003e\nWinner of the 2019 Singapore Book Awards for Best Literary Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA man learns that all the animals at the Zoo are robots. A\nsecret terminal in Changi Airport caters to the gods. A prince falls in love\nwith a crocodile. A concubine is lost in time. The island of Singapore\ndisappears. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThese are the exquisitely strange tales of Lion City, the\nfirst collection of short fiction by award-winning poet and playwright Ng\nYi-Sheng. Infused with myth, magical realism and contemporary sci-fi, each of\nthese tales invites the reader to see this city-state in a new and darkly\nfabulous light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNg Yi-Sheng\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, fictionist, playwright,\njournalist and activist. He is the second-youngest winner of the Singapore\nLiterature Prize, which he received for his debut poetry collection, \u003ci\u003elast\nboy\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHis publications also include a spiritual sequel to that\nwork, called \u003ci\u003eA Book of Hims\u003c\/i\u003e (2017); a compilation of his best\nspoken-word pieces, \u003ci\u003eLoud Poems for a Very Obliging Audience\u003c\/i\u003e (2016);\nthe bestselling non-fiction book, \u003ci\u003eSQ21: Singapore Queers in the 21st\nCentury\u003c\/i\u003e (2006); and a novelisation of the Singapore gangster\nmovie, \u003ci\u003eEating Air\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe also co-edited \u003ci\u003eGASPP: A Gay Anthology of\nSingapore Poetry and Prose\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eEastern Heathens: An\nAnthology of Subverted Asian Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). He recently completed\nhis MA from the University of East Anglia’s creative writing programme. \u003ci\u003eLion\nCity\u003c\/i\u003e is his first fiction collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APD (S) PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45597804921039,"sku":"9789811700743","price":22.78,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_7b84aada-b31d-4236-88e9-721b81897656.webp?v=1784083013","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/lion-city-stories","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}