{"product_id":"the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza","title":"The Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOne last time and on her birthday, Rose de Souza is\nreturning to school to give a final lesson to her classroom of\nsecondary school boys before retiring from her long teaching career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhat ensues is an unexpected confession in which she\nrecounts the tragic and traumatic story of Amir, a student from her past\nwho overturned the way she saw herself as a teacher, and changed her life\nforever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe stunning first novel from award-winning poet Cyril\nWong, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force, an\nexceptional examination of the power of choice and the unreliability of\nmemory. \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\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 (2014).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APD (S) PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44907685773519,"sku":"9789810762322","price":22.78,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_8e02f595-e9c8-4997-848f-abf82a203f13.webp?v=1773301914","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}