{"product_id":"the-earnest-mask-1","title":"The Earnest Mask","description":"In this Singapore Literature Prize-winning collection of stories, an aging Japanese ex-soldier, ignorant about the horrors of the Japanese Occupation, returns to Singapore for a nostalgic visit; a young boy’s sole contact with his father consists of a weekly meeting at McDonald’s; and a hopeful employee tries to win over his tumour-stricken boss with traditional Chinese medicine. Set against the backdrop of Singapore’s rapid development from the 1980s to the early 2000s, the poignant and witty stories in The Earnest Mask peel back the veneer of official history, revealing flashes of the personal stories buried beneath.\n\nChia Hwee Pheng has published eight books in Chinese, including the poetry collection Kidnapping Times and the fiction collection The Unbearable Heaviness of Life, under the pen name Xi Ni Er. He has received the S.E.A. Write Award, the National Book Development Council of Singapore’s Book Award and the Singapore Literature Prize. He was awarded Singapore’s Cultural Medallion in 2008. Currently he serves as president of the Singapore Association of Writers. This is his first book to be translated into English.","brand":"Thryft Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":40055980556369,"sku":"PL3099.H352","price":13.22,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":40055980589137,"sku":"PL3099.H352","price":11.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Good","offer_id":40055980621905,"sku":"PL3099.H352","price":10.71,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Well Read","offer_id":40055980654673,"sku":"PL3099.H352","price":9.64,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/0598\/4849\/files\/16106822.jpg?v=1785933314","url":"https:\/\/thryft.sbs\/products\/the-earnest-mask-1","provider":"Thryft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}