{"product_id":"the-minorities","title":"The Minorities","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2019 Singapore Book Awards Best Book\nCover Design\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMeet the four misfits living in one HDB flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOne is a Malay–Jew who is trying to get his father to come\nback as a ghost. Cantona is a promising Bangladeshi artist on the run from a\nconstruction company.Tights is a Chinese illegal immigrant with a Forrest Gump\nobsession. And Shanti is a gifted Indian lab technician hiding from her abusive\nhusband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhen a forlorn pontianak begins haunting them, the four\nfriends find themselves embroiled in a surreal showdown that may just upend the\nworld, or at least Singapore.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWritten in Suffian Hakim's trademark humour, \u003ci\u003eThe Minorities\u003c\/i\u003e is\na novel about those living on the edges of society and their soulful bond.\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\u003eSuffian Hakim\u003c\/b\u003e has been hailed as “undoubtedly\none of the most whimsical, creative and unpretentious young voices in Singapore\nliterature” by \u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Suffian is a writer at Big 3\nMedia. He was previously a regional content lead at media agency GroupM and has\nwritten for television shows such as Random Island and The Noose, and for the\npublications \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAugust Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\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\"\u003eHis second novel, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Minorities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, was\nalso published by Epigram in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APD (S) PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44907695407311,"sku":"9789814655279","price":29.32,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_75d4752e-760a-411a-8c28-3ac4583b26bb.webp?v=1773302454","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/the-minorities","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}