{"product_id":"9781642861549","title":"State of Emergency","description":"Author: Jeremy Tiang\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781642861549\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: World Editions\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 296\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the NUS Singapore History Prize 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Singapore Book Awards 2018, Best Fiction Title\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. \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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'State of Emergency\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a compelling, important piece of work from one of Singapore's finest living authors.' \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46836311916702,"sku":"ADS-9781642861549","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781642861549.jpg?v=1778737691","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781642861549","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}