The Riot Act
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Nominated for the 2019 Singapore Book Awards, Best Literary Work
WinnerĀ of theĀ 2017 Epigram Books Fiction PrizeLook inside the book
Get the E-book on Amazon or Google PlayĀ Ā Listen to the audiobookQuestions abound in the aftermath of the Little India riot. Hashwini wonders if she triggered the chaos. Jessica asks if she should reveal what truly happened in the ambulance. Sharon thinks that the catastrophe could be what she needs to boost her political career.
The lives of three women intertwine when accident and coincidence collide. In Gimme Lao!-style hilarity, they become wrapped up in a web of truth, deception and political connections. This is a perceptive, fast-paced romp that asks āwhat ifā of the riot that recently shook Singapore.
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āPegged to the Little India riots, Sebastian Simās The Riot Act is a surrealistic retelling that strikes at the heart of cynicism driving Singaporeās culture wars; interwoven stories poke entertainingly at our countryās political shenanigans, but satire becomes brutal realist fiction when we realise the author is merely holding up a tilted mirror to everything that is wrong with our society.ā
āCyril Wong, Judge, Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2017 -
Sebastian Sim grew up in a two-room HDB flat with parents who were part of the pioneer generation of independent Singapore.
Not one to shy away from the road less taken, he has travelled around the world to soak up different experiences and cultures, and tried his hand in diverse industries: a bartender at Boat Quay, an assistant outlet manager at McDonaldās, an insurance salesman, a prison officer in a maximum security prison, and a croupier in a casino.
He published three Chinese wuxia novels between 2004 and 2012, and his first English-language novel, Letās Give It Up for Gimme Lao! (2016), was shortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.
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Description
- Description
- Praise
- Book Trailer
- About the Author
-
Nominated for the 2019 Singapore Book Awards, Best Literary Work
WinnerĀ of theĀ 2017 Epigram Books Fiction PrizeLook inside the book
Get the E-book on Amazon or Google PlayĀ Ā Listen to the audiobookQuestions abound in the aftermath of the Little India riot. Hashwini wonders if she triggered the chaos. Jessica asks if she should reveal what truly happened in the ambulance. Sharon thinks that the catastrophe could be what she needs to boost her political career.
The lives of three women intertwine when accident and coincidence collide. In Gimme Lao!-style hilarity, they become wrapped up in a web of truth, deception and political connections. This is a perceptive, fast-paced romp that asks āwhat ifā of the riot that recently shook Singapore.
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āPegged to the Little India riots, Sebastian Simās The Riot Act is a surrealistic retelling that strikes at the heart of cynicism driving Singaporeās culture wars; interwoven stories poke entertainingly at our countryās political shenanigans, but satire becomes brutal realist fiction when we realise the author is merely holding up a tilted mirror to everything that is wrong with our society.ā
āCyril Wong, Judge, Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2017 -
Sebastian Sim grew up in a two-room HDB flat with parents who were part of the pioneer generation of independent Singapore.
Not one to shy away from the road less taken, he has travelled around the world to soak up different experiences and cultures, and tried his hand in diverse industries: a bartender at Boat Quay, an assistant outlet manager at McDonaldās, an insurance salesman, a prison officer in a maximum security prison, and a croupier in a casino.
He published three Chinese wuxia novels between 2004 and 2012, and his first English-language novel, Letās Give It Up for Gimme Lao! (2016), was shortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.
