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And the Award Goes to Sally Bong!

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  • Shortlisted for the Dr Alan HJ Chan ā€˜Spirit of Singaporeā€™ Book Prize 2023
    Co-Winner of the 2021 Epigram Books Fiction Prize

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    Sally Bong is the typical do-gooder. But her journey as an exemplary citizen of Singapore is put into question when she meets people on the margins, upending everything she has learned in school. In a follow-up to the hilarious Letā€™s Give It Up for Gimme Lao!, Sebastian Sim delves deeper into a nationā€™s psyche with more shrewd humour than ever before.

  • ā€œAn acerbic wit. Simā€™s prose zips along breezily.ā€ ā€“The Straits Times

    ā€œHilarious and almost absurdist in its storytelling, And the Award Goes to Sally Bong! strings watershed events in Singaporeā€™s short history with the life of a dauntless but heartfelt protagonist, homing in on what it means to lead our best and authentic lives.ā€ ā€“Cyril Wong, Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of This Side of Heaven

  • 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 tried his hand in diverse industries: bartender at Boat Quay, assistant outlet manager at McDonaldā€™s, insurance salesman, officer in a maximum security prison, and croupier in a casino. He published three Chinese wuxia novels between 2004 and 2012. And the Award Goes to Sally Bong! is his third English-language novel; Letā€™s Give It Up for Gimme Lao! was shortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize, and The Riot Act won the prize in 2017.

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  • Description
  • Praise
  • Book Trailer
  • About the Author

  • Shortlisted for the Dr Alan HJ Chan ā€˜Spirit of Singaporeā€™ Book Prize 2023
    Co-Winner of the 2021 Epigram Books Fiction Prize

    Look inside the bookĀ  Ā  |Ā  Ā  Get the e-bookĀ  Ā | Ā  Listen to the audiobook

    Sally Bong is the typical do-gooder. But her journey as an exemplary citizen of Singapore is put into question when she meets people on the margins, upending everything she has learned in school. In a follow-up to the hilarious Letā€™s Give It Up for Gimme Lao!, Sebastian Sim delves deeper into a nationā€™s psyche with more shrewd humour than ever before.

  • ā€œAn acerbic wit. Simā€™s prose zips along breezily.ā€ ā€“The Straits Times

    ā€œHilarious and almost absurdist in its storytelling, And the Award Goes to Sally Bong! strings watershed events in Singaporeā€™s short history with the life of a dauntless but heartfelt protagonist, homing in on what it means to lead our best and authentic lives.ā€ ā€“Cyril Wong, Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of This Side of Heaven

  • 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 tried his hand in diverse industries: bartender at Boat Quay, assistant outlet manager at McDonaldā€™s, insurance salesman, officer in a maximum security prison, and croupier in a casino. He published three Chinese wuxia novels between 2004 and 2012. And the Award Goes to Sally Bong! is his third English-language novel; Letā€™s Give It Up for Gimme Lao! was shortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize, and The Riot Act won the prize in 2017.

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