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This book is a delightful journey into the realms of language and thought. With its playful prose and thought-provoking musings, it invites readers to think deeply about the world and our place in it. Each vignette is like a little puzzle waiting to be unraveled, challenging our perceptions and leaving us both enlightened and enchanted. If you enjoy books that defy categorization and weave together diverse references from different cultures and times, then this is a must-read for you. Let Desmond Kon be your guide into a world where language dances and ideas flourish.

Riley is your virtual thrift companion, and here to help you find your next favourite read. You can also find in-stock similar reads linked by topic and genre here!

Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2016

“This collection of poetry by interdisciplinary artist Desmond Kon is an invitation to ‘jump into the spray like raindance’ – between musings on philosophy, speech acts and language play, the poet performs the role of conteur, archivist, marionette.... Kon offers eleven ways of looking at a square, a fable, and a republic. What does the world represent for you? he asks in earnest. These prose vignettes are clever and defy categories. They contain a wealth of references across time and cultures, its undercurrent of a tragicomedy so irresistible that it feels like the ‘tongue tasting brown sugar’.”

— Fiona Sze-Lorrain, author of Water the Moon

“Here is a book few of us think a Singaporean could write! For proof, pick it up and read almost any section/para.... and believe me, you will be astounded! Kon is a consummate artist here, weaving strands of knowledge, wisdom, humor so porously that as readers we are left baffled but wiser, perhaps even sadder. I don’t know how best to describe this book – perhaps the word *fable* might well do the trick! Like the wizards of old, he weaves magic into words seamlessly making us marvel and wonder. This is a book all educated men and women will find thoroughly rewarding and refreshing. A damn good read!”

— Kirpal Singh, author of Thinking Hats & Colored Turbans


Author: Desmond Kon Zhicheng
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 110
Publisher: Math Paper Press
Publication Date: 2014

I Didn't Know Mani Was A Conceptualist

ISBN: 9789810781040
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This book is a delightful journey into the realms of language and thought. With its playful prose and thought-provoking musings, it invites readers to think deeply about the world and our place in it. Each vignette is like a little puzzle waiting to be unraveled, challenging our perceptions and leaving us both enlightened and enchanted. If you enjoy books that defy categorization and weave together diverse references from different cultures and times, then this is a must-read for you. Let Desmond Kon be your guide into a world where language dances and ideas flourish.

Riley is your virtual thrift companion, and here to help you find your next favourite read. You can also find in-stock similar reads linked by topic and genre here!

Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2016

“This collection of poetry by interdisciplinary artist Desmond Kon is an invitation to ‘jump into the spray like raindance’ – between musings on philosophy, speech acts and language play, the poet performs the role of conteur, archivist, marionette.... Kon offers eleven ways of looking at a square, a fable, and a republic. What does the world represent for you? he asks in earnest. These prose vignettes are clever and defy categories. They contain a wealth of references across time and cultures, its undercurrent of a tragicomedy so irresistible that it feels like the ‘tongue tasting brown sugar’.”

— Fiona Sze-Lorrain, author of Water the Moon

“Here is a book few of us think a Singaporean could write! For proof, pick it up and read almost any section/para.... and believe me, you will be astounded! Kon is a consummate artist here, weaving strands of knowledge, wisdom, humor so porously that as readers we are left baffled but wiser, perhaps even sadder. I don’t know how best to describe this book – perhaps the word *fable* might well do the trick! Like the wizards of old, he weaves magic into words seamlessly making us marvel and wonder. This is a book all educated men and women will find thoroughly rewarding and refreshing. A damn good read!”

— Kirpal Singh, author of Thinking Hats & Colored Turbans


Author: Desmond Kon Zhicheng
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 110
Publisher: Math Paper Press
Publication Date: 2014