{"product_id":"now-that-it-s-over","title":"Now That It’s Over","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\nWinner, Singapore Book Awards 2017 (Best Fiction Title)\u003cbr\u003e\nShortlisted for the Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2016 English (Adult)\nBooks category\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDuring the Christmas holidays in 2004, an earthquake in the\nIndian Ocean triggers a tsunami that devastates fourteen countries. Two couples\nfrom Singapore are vacationing in Phuket when the tsunami strikes. Alternating\nbetween the aftermath of the catastrophe and past events that led these\ncharacters to that fateful moment, \u003ci\u003eNow That It’s Over\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a\ntapestry of causality and regret, and chronicles the physical and emotional\nwreckage wrought by natural and manmade disasters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eO Thiam Chin\u003c\/b\u003e is the winner of the inaugural\nEpigram Books Fiction Prize, the richest literary award in Singapore, with a\ncash prize of S$20,000 and a publishing contract with Epigram Books. He is also\nthe author of five collections of short fiction: \u003ci\u003eFree-Falling Man\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eNever\nBeen Better\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003eUnder The Sun\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eThe\nRest Of Your Life and Everything That Comes With It\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eLove,\nOr Something Like Love\u003c\/i\u003e (2013, shortlisted for the 2014 Singapore\nLiterature Prize for English Fiction).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHis short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eMānoa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld\nLiterature Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe International Literary Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAsia\nLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuarterly Literary Review Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCha:\nAn Asian Literary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKyoto Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jakarta\nPost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAsiatic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\n(Singapore)\u003c\/i\u003e. His short fiction was also selected for the first two volumes\nof \u003ci\u003eThe Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e anthology\nseries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eO was an honorary fellow of the Iowa International Writing\nProgram in 2010, a recipient of the NAC Young Artist Award in 2012, and has\nbeen thrice longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award.\nHe has appeared frequently at writers festivals in Australia, Indonesia and\nSingapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APD (S) PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44907695243471,"sku":"9789814757287","price":29.32,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_2aec0e43-801f-4b2e-a027-038851166ebd.jpg?v=1773302107","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/now-that-it-s-over","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}