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Epigram Books
Epigram Books is an independent publishing company in Singapore. It publishes works of Singapore-based writers, poets and playwrights. History Epigram was originally set up in 1991 by Edmund Wee as a design agency. Epigram began the publishing and designing of annual reports before expanding its portfolio into other design directions such as wayfinding, corporate logo branding, and graphic design. The stable of clients under the company includes OCBC Bank, Singapore Airlines, Media Development Authority and CapitaLand. Epigram has won international awards for their designs of annual reports, including the Hong Kong Design Awards and the Graphis Gold Award for Annual Reports.Phan, M. (2008, 3 Mar) Designed to send the message across. The Business Times. Retrieved from http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes20080303-1.2.18.1.aspx They are the first company in the world to win the Grand Prix award at the Red Dot consecutively. They then received comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Thiam Chin
O Thiam Chin (born 8 December 1977) is a Singaporean author. Many of his stories explore themes of love, heartbreak, alienation and gay male sexuality. Biography O was born into a family of Mandarin-speaking hawkers. He studied at Ang Mo Kio Secondary School, and later pursued a diploma in mechatronics at Temasek Polytechnic. In 2000, he took up a part-time course in English language and literature at the Singapore Institute of Management. During this period, he started writing fiction. He also began writing for magazines and online media, even writing and directing a short film. He became a full-time writer in 2005, and self-published his first collection, ''Free-Falling Man'', in 2006. He has been featured three times on the longlist of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award: in 2010 for ''Never Been Better'', in 2012 for ''The Rest of Your Life and Everything That Comes with It'', and in 2014 for ''Love, or Something like Love'', which was also shortlisted for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. The word is derived from the Greek "inscription" from "to write on, to inscribe", and the literary device has been employed for over two millennia. The presence of wit or sarcasm tends to distinguish non-poetic epigrams from aphorisms and adages, which tend to lack those qualities. Ancient Greek The Greek tradition of epigrams began as poems inscribed on votive offerings at sanctuariesincluding statues of athletesand on funerary monuments, for example "Go tell it to the Spartans, passersby...". These original epigrams did the same job as a short prose text might have done, but in verse. Epigram became a literary genre in the Hellenistic period, probably developing out of scholarly collections of inscriptional epigrams. Though modern epigrams are usually thought of as very short, Greek literary epigram was not always as short as later examples, and the divide between "ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Seah
May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is the third of seven months to have a length of 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. Late May typically marks the start of the summer vacation season in the United States (Memorial Day) and Canada (Victoria Day) that ends on Labor Day, the first Monday of September. May (in Latin, '' Maius'') was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the ''maiores,'' Latin for "elders," and that the following month (June) is named for the ''iuniores,'' or "young people" (''Fasti VI.88''). Eta Aquariids meteor shower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akshita Nanda
Akshita Kapoor is an Indian television actress. She has appeared in a number of television serials but is perhaps mostly known for playing the role of, "Krishna Walia", after Diya Sonecha in Zee Tv's Kasamh Se and also has played the role of "Tanu" in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii. Akshita Kapoor also played the role of Antra who is Arohi's sister in Kitani Mohobbat Hai on NDTV Imagine. Career Akshita started her career from ''Shaka Laka Boom Boom'' in 2002 and later played an important role in Star Plus' ''Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss Mein'' in 2006. Her biggest break came in 2006, when she played the role of ''Tanu'' in ''Ekta Kapoor's'' path-breaking Indian soap opera ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii''. She than, appeared in a number of ''Ekta Kapoor's'' television serials and is best remembered for her roles as "Krishna Walia", after in ''Kasamh Se'' on Zee TV and "Antra" who is Arohi's sister in ''Kitani Mohabbat Hai'' on Imagine TV. Television roles * Shaka Laka Boom Boom (2002–2003) *Aek Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Tiang
Jeremy Tiang (born 17 January 1977) is a Singaporean writer, translator and playwright based in New York City. Tiang won the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize for English fiction for his debut novel, ''State of Emergency'', published in 2017. Career In 2009, Tiang won the National Arts Council's Golden Point Award for English fiction for his story ''Trondheim''. In 2016, his short story collection ''It Never Rains on National Day'' was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize. In 2010, Tiang's idea for his first novel, titled ''State of Emergency'' qualified for a grant by the National Arts Council. Under the Creation Grant Scheme, he would receive a total of $12,000. It took him seven years to write the novel but when he submitted the first draft to the council in 2016, the remainder of the grant was withdrawn – he had received $8,600 by then. At that time, Tiang was shocked as he was writing full-time and any additional money would be useful but decided to keep writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tham Cheng-E
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Tham is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carl Tham (born 1939), Swedish politician *Hilary Tham (1946–2005), Malaysian-born American poet *Jason Tham, Indian dancer, choreographer and actor *Jennifer Tham (born 1962), Singaporean choir conductor and music pedagogue *Lottie Tham (born 1949), Swedish heiress and businesswoman *Michael Rudy Tham (1923?–1998), American boxer and trade unionist *Peter Tham (born 1948), Singaporean stockbroker *Vollrath Tham (1913–1995), Swedish Army officer See also * Tham script (Tai Tham / Lanna) *Thams, another surname *Carboprost Carboprost (INN, trade names for the tromethamine salts Hemabate, Tham) is a synthetic prostaglandin analogue of PGF2α (specifically, it is 15-methyl-PGF2α) with oxytocic properties. Carboprost's main use is in the obstetrical emergency of pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balli Kaur Jaswal
Balli Kaur Jaswal is a Singaporean novelist, having family roots in Punjab. Her first novel ''Inheritance'' won the Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Australian Novelist Award in 2014, and was adapted for a film presented at the 2017 Singapore International Festival of the Arts. Her second novel ''Sugarbread'' was a finalist for the 2015 inaugural Epigram Books Fiction Prize. Her third novel, '' Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows'' was released in 2017, and garnered her a wider international following, driven in part by being picked as a selection for Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine online book club. Movie rights for ''Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows'' have been sold to Scott Free Productions and Film4. In 2019, the Business Times described Jaswal as "the most internationally well-known Singapore novelist after ''Crazy Rich Asians''’ Kevin Kwan." Personal life Jaswal was born in Singapore; her family moved internationally during her childhood, following her father's caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Sim
Sebastian Sim (; born 2 October 1966) is a Singaporean author, including of wuxia novels. He won the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize for best original and unpublished novel in the English language written by a Singaporean citizen, Singapore permanent resident or Singapore-born writer for his novel, ''The Riot Act''. In 2021, he won again in the same category for his novel ''And The Award Goes To Sally Bong!''. Early life Sim studied at Hwa Chong Junior College and was awarded the Public Service Commission scholarship. However, he gave up his scholarship before finishing his A-level exams. Career Prior to being a writer, he took up a variety of occupations, including being a bartender, a prison officer in a maximum security prison, and a croupier in a casino. Literary Activities Sim first wrote wuxia ( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Souk Yee
Wong may refer to: Name * Wong (surname), a Chinese surname Places * Wong Chuk Hang, an area to the east of Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island * Wong Chuk Hang Estate, a public housing estate in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Hang Road, a major thoroughfare in southern Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Hang station, a South Island line rail station on Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Kok Tsui, a cape in north east New Territories, Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Yeung (Sha Tin District), a village in Fo Tan, Sha Tin District of Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Yeung (Tai Po District), a village in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong * Wong Leng, section 9 of the Wilson trail in Pat Sin Leng Country Park, Hong Kong * Wong Nai Chung Gap, a geographic gap in the middle of Hong Kong Island * Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park, a park in Wong Nai Chung Gap, Hong Kong * Wong Nai Chung Road, a major road in Happy Valley, Hong Kong * Wong Nai Tau, a village in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong * Wong Nai Tun Tsuen, a village in the New Territ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Of A Perm Sec
''Death of a Perm Sec'' is a 2016 novel written by Singaporean playwright, former political detainee, and former Chairman of the Singapore Democratic Party Dr Wong Souk Yee. The book depicts the mystery and fallout surrounding the demise of the Permanent Secretary of the housing ministry, Chow Sze Teck, after he was accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes over his career. The novel explores the dark heart of power politics, from the country’s tumultuous post-independence days to the socio-political landscape of the 1980s. ''Death of a Perm Sec'' was one of four finalists for the inaugural Epigram Books Fiction Prize in 2015, and was subsequently shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize in 2018. Plot Summary Set in 1980's Singapore, the novel examines the death of Permanent Secretary of the housing ministry, Chow Sze Teck, who was accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes over his career. While the death first appears to be suicide by a cocktail of alc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
