{"product_id":"i-did-not-know-mani-was-a-conceptualist","title":"I Didn't Know Mani Was A Conceptualist","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This collection of poetry by interdisciplinary artist Desmond Kon is an invitation to ‘jump into the spray like raindance’ – between musings on philosophy, speech acts and language play, the poet performs the role of conteur, archivist, marionette.... Kon offers eleven ways of looking at a square, a fable, and a republic. What does the world represent for you? he asks in earnest. These prose vignettes are clever and defy categories. They contain a wealth of references across time and cultures, its undercurrent of a tragicomedy so irresistible that it feels like the ‘tongue tasting brown sugar’.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Fiona Sze-Lorrain, author of Water the Moon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Here is a book few of us think a Singaporean could write! For proof, pick it up and read almost any section\/para.... and believe me, you will be astounded! Kon is a consummate artist here, weaving strands of knowledge, wisdom, humor so porously that as readers we are left baffled but wiser, perhaps even sadder. I don’t know how best to describe this book – perhaps the word *fable* might well do the trick! Like the wizards of old, he weaves magic into words seamlessly making us marvel and wonder. This is a book all educated men and women will find thoroughly rewarding and refreshing. A damn good read!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Kirpal Singh, author of Thinking Hats \u0026amp; Colored Turbans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Desmond Kon Zhicheng\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 110\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Math Paper Press\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thryft Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":32515620339793,"sku":"PR9570.S53","price":10.1,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":32515620372561,"sku":"PR9570.S53","price":8.08,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":39424445317201,"sku":"PR9570.S53","price":7.27,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Well Read","offer_id":32515620405329,"sku":"PR9570.S53","price":6.46,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/0598\/4849\/products\/Webstore.025_768x_e2a34dc9-1a39-428f-8795-1447f3f2360f.jpg?v=1717804915","url":"https:\/\/thryft.sbs\/products\/i-did-not-know-mani-was-a-conceptualist","provider":"Thryft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}