{"product_id":"keepers-of-stories","title":"Keepers Of Stories","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn post-independence Singapore, tradition clashes with\nmodernity in this compelling tale of the importance of defining one's own\nstory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhen their father Sujakon comes home late one night, raving\nabout bad people coming to take them away, siblings Zuzu and Hakeem are forced\nto leave everything behind and live in a tent at Changi Beach, with a secret\ncommunity called Anak Bumi—the Children of the Earth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHere, they learn to live off the land and fend for\nthemselves, and partake in a communal storytelling ritual under the stars\ncalled the Wayang Singa. But just as they’ve acclimatised to their new lives,\ntheir father disappears without a word and a strange man washes ashore warning\nof mortal danger from just offshore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuffian Hakim\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHarris\nbin Potter and the Stoned Philosopher \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Minorities\u003c\/i\u003e both\noriginally self-published and then re-released in new revised editions by\nEpigram Books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e has called him “undoubtedly\none of the most whimsical, creative and unpretentious young voices in Singapore\nliterature”. \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\"\u003eSuffian is currently a writer at Big 3 Media. He was\npreviously a regional content lead at media agency GroupM and has written for\ntelevision shows such as \u003ci\u003eRandom Island\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Noose\u003c\/i\u003e,\nand publications \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e(Singapore) and \u003ci\u003eAugust Man.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APD (S) PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44686399340751,"sku":"9789814901468","price":29.32,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_5287ad74-b289-48e0-848f-1e285870f589.webp?v=1773634402","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/keepers-of-stories","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}