{"product_id":"utama-a-novel","title":"Utama: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNg Yi-Sheng\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 360 pages\u003cbr\u003e9789815348026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist for the 2025 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mythic historical novel by two-time Singapore Literature Prize winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUtama reimagines the rise of Sang Nila Utama through the eyes of those who shaped his path— exiles, warriors and queens. From the Chola invasion to a fateful sea crossing, ambition and betrayal forge an empire. As dragons fall and a sea goddess awakens, the Lion City is born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Reading Utama is like being led into a secret history. Ng Yi-Sheng conjures a world where empires rise on fields of gold, sea beasts carry kings skyward and history itself ends towards magic—all carried by a writing tone that is lyrical and layered with echoes of the Malay Annals, Chinese classics and Hindu epics, with the plot unfolding in such a way that grips the reader... - Nuraliah Norasid, author of The Gatekeeper\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Epigram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40936833679395,"sku":"9789815348026","price":29.3,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/DSC_5279_d5106609-731d-4926-9eed-f8d4db8254d7.jpg?v=1756892693","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/utama-a-novel","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}