{"product_id":"bitter-root-sweet-fruit","title":"Bitter Root Sweet Fruit","description":"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet - Aristotle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe theme for the 2018 D.K. Dutt Award for Literary Excellence was knowledge and education, and Bitter Root Sweet Fruit gathers the best stories submitted for the competition, including the winning entry by Bathmaloshanee M., and stories by runners-up Ling Low and Sumitra Selvaraj.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese stories portray teachers, sometimes wise and caring, but often deeply flawed, and depict young people struggling to obtain an education against the odds. The narratives range from learning to make the perfect chicken curry to coming to terms with important life truths, with Malaysian writers, both new and established, sharing fresh and inventive stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe collection features diverse tales: a disadvantaged pupil gaining insight into systemic inequality; a young man learning how to become a confidence trickster; a small boy on a cosmic journey to understand a Hindu deity; a mother teaching her child in an underground bunker; a medical student working to develop manual dexterity; and a speech therapist yearning to reach a handicapped boy locked in a shed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book celebrates the life of D. K. Dutt, a passionate educator.","brand":"bookshop.lol","offers":[{"title":"Wardah Books","offer_id":42733910622286,"sku":"9789671029244","price":23.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/3857\/4926\/files\/36846377.jpg?v=1753653784","url":"https:\/\/bookshop.lol\/products\/bitter-root-sweet-fruit","provider":"bookshop.lol","version":"1.0","type":"link"}