{"product_id":"broy-lim-and-now-they-know-by-broy-lim-9783958293120","title":"Broy Lim: and now they know","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis intimate book explores Broy Lim's realisation of his homosexuality in his hometown of Singapore, where it still remains illegal. Combining personal texts and photos, \u003cem\u003eand now they know\u003c\/em\u003e narrates Lim's sexual identity and his nine-year relationship with his partner, while also representing the broader struggle of many youths who navigate their sense of self in conservative heteronormative societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLim begins the book with handwritten texts that establish his confessional tone: \"My truth has always been an untouchable, unspeakable illusion \/ I want to be unlimited too ... I want to ascend to your paradise, to escape this inferno.\" Such thoughts reoccur and give autobiographic nuance to his suggestive, hushed photos which include self-portraits, still lifes and landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis lyrical interplay between text and image captures a sense of the often unspoken norms which Lim has overcome and his \"open secret\" that for many years even his family could only speculate on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462661587180,"sku":"9783958293120","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783958293120-broy-lim-and-now-they-know.jpg?v=1775020526","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/broy-lim-and-now-they-know-by-broy-lim-9783958293120","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}