{"product_id":"ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me-and-other-stories","title":"Ten Things My Father Never Taught Me and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecommended by the National Library Board Singapore and\nMinistry of Communications and Information\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA woman learns of a friend’s illness and wonders if she ever\ntruly knew him. A boy who sees ghosts heeds the advice of a\nfortune-teller, with surprising consequences. A girl wakes up and realises\neverybody in her Bedok neighbourhood has vanished. From Cyril\nWong, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza,\u003c\/i\u003e comes\nanother beautiful book about characters in crisis, with two stories\ncrossing intriguingly into creative autobiography.\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\u003eCyril Wong\u003c\/b\u003e is the Singapore Literature\nPrize-winning author of poetry collections such as \u003ci\u003eUnmarked Treasure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTilting\nOur Plates to Catch the Light\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSatori Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, as\nwell as a collection of strange short fables called \u003ci\u003eLet Me Tell You\nSomething About That Night\u003c\/i\u003e. He has served as a mentor under the\nCreative Arts Programme and the Mentor Access Project, as well as a judge\nfor the Golden Point Awards in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA past recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist\nAward for Literature, he completed his doctoral degree in English\nLiterature at the National University of Singapore in 2012. His books\ninclude poetry collections \u003ci\u003eTilting Our Plates to Catch the Light \u003c\/i\u003e(2007)\nand \u003ci\u003eThe Lover’s Inventory\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), the novel \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\nLast Lesson of Mrs de Souza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (2013) and short fiction\ncollection \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APD (S) PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44910604910799,"sku":"9789814615082","price":22.78,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_c957a69e-ab53-42bc-a31e-2e6dc038d47c.webp?v=1780531641","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me-and-other-stories","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}