{"product_id":"state-of-emergency-paperback","title":"State of Emergency - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeremy Tiang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"State of Emergency\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling, important piece of work from one of Singapore's finest living authors.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSiew Li leaves her husband and young children to fight for freedom in the jungles of Malaya. Decades later, a Malaysian journalist returns to her homeland to uncover the truth of a massacre committed during the Emergency, while Siew Li's son uncovers the truth of his family's past. Informed by years of painstaking research, Jeremy Tiang's debut novel dives into the tumultuous days of leftist movements and political detentions in Singapore and Malaysia. It follows an extended family from the 1940s to the present day as they navigate the choppy political currents of the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eState of Emergency\u003c\/i\u003e questions whether we can grasp the truth after the fact. And yet, in the very telling of its interlocking stories, it reaffirms the importance of trying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Tiang\u003c\/b\u003e won the Singapore Literature Prize for his\u003cbr\u003enovel \u003ci\u003eState of Emergency\u003c\/i\u003e, and was shortlisted for the same prize for his\u003cbr\u003eshort story collection \u003ci\u003eIt Never Rains on National Day\u003c\/i\u003e. He has translated\u003cbr\u003eover thirty books from Chinese, including Zhang Yueran's \u003ci\u003eCocoon\u003c\/i\u003e for\u003cbr\u003eWorld Editions, which won the Singapore Literature Prize. He also writes and\u003cbr\u003etranslates plays -- most recently \u003ci\u003eSalesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e之死\u003c\/i\u003e, which was staged\u003cbr\u003eat New York's Connelly Theater and received an Obie Award. Originally from\u003cbr\u003eSingapore, he now lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378952761446,"sku":"9781642861549","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/qFe9L5JqB09781642861549.webp?v=1768912852","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/state-of-emergency-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}