{"product_id":"dakota","title":"Dakota","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWong Koi Tet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShanna Tan (Translation)\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 260 pages\u003cbr\u003e9789811892363\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Dakota is about a place that has expired, about distant memories and forgotten things, but writing it enveloped me in a comforting intimacy. – Wong Koi Tet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDakota by Wong Koi Tet, winner of the 2020 Singapore Literature Prize (Chinese Creative Non-fiction), meets readers in an English translation by Shanna Tan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDakota is a sharp and whimsical work of literary creative non-fiction about coming-of-age in the 1970-80s in an iconic Singapore neighbourhood lost to urban renewal named Dakota Crescent. The deeply personal vignettes stitch together a mosaic of Singapore’s urban history. Humorous with a touch of melancholy, Wong Koi Tet’s evocative writing makes us reflect on place as an anchor of history, heritage and home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"City Book Room","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42382873526307,"sku":"9789811892363","price":27.2,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/DSC_9139_b1012ba4-4104-40c6-981a-0127a82e53f2.jpg?v=1777365041","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.com\/products\/dakota","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}