Sebastian Sim

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Sebastian Sim


Born
in Singapore
October 02, 1966

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Sebastian Sim grew up in a two-room HDB flat with parents who were part of the pioneer generation of independent Singapore. Not one to shy away from the road less taken, he has travelled around the world to soak up different experiences and cultures, and tried his hand in diverse industries: a bartender at Boat Quay, an assistant outlet manager at McDonald’s, an insurance salesman, a prison officer in a maximum security prison, and a croupier in a casino.

He published three Chinese wuxia novels between 2004 and 2012, and his first English-language novel, Let’s Give It Up for Gimme Lao! (2016), was shortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize. The Riot Act won the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.

Average rating: 3.76 · 952 ratings · 164 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
Let's Give It Up for Gimme ...

3.91 avg rating — 553 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions
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The Riot Act

3.22 avg rating — 238 ratings3 editions
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And the Award Goes to Sally...

4.02 avg rating — 161 ratings3 editions
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“Here in Singapore, breathing space is almost entirely reserved for the mainstream. You are guaranteed breathing space only if you are straight, educated, career-centric, married or planning to and willing to toe the line. Someone like you, Gimme. You are practically the poster boy for the nation. You get to have all the breathing space you want.”
Sebastian Sim, Let's Give It Up for Gimme Lao!

“There were three things Gimme Lao did not know about himself.”
Sebastian Sim, Let's Give It Up for Gimme Lao!

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