Join Epigram Books for the launch of Utama, with a conversation between author Ng Yi-Sheng and artist–researcher Zarina Muhammad. Together, they’ll delve into the mythic, political, and spiritual undercurrents of the novel—traversing Southeast Asian cosmologies, haunted histories, and the decolonial imagination, across the literary, the ritualistic, the speculative, and the deeply personal.
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📍Venue: The Studio @ Wild Rice, Funan
🏢 Address: #04-08, 107 North Bridge Rd, Singapore 179105
🗓️ Date: Thursday, 28 Aug 2025
🕛 Time: 8.00 pm - 9.30 pm
🎟️ Admission: Free with registration. Register here: https://utamawr25.peatix.com/
📚 Utama will be available for purchase (cashless only) or pre-order now for self-collection at the event.
Optional after: Memory Palace: The Words and Worlds of Bukit Larangan. A 90-min guided walk with Yi-Sheng exploring Fort Canning Hill’s precolonial legacy. (Citizens & PRs only)
📖 Utama is a bold reimagining of Sang Nila Utama that follows the story of exiles, warriors, and queens through ambition, betrayal, and encounters with sea goddesses and dragons.