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Epigram Books founder Edmund Wee is not letting cancer stop him from helping S’pore write its stories

Edmund Wee, the founder of Epigram Books, is not letting cancer slow him down as he does all he can to promote Singapore literature.

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Edmund Wee sees his career in 20-year cycles.

From the age of 20 to 40, he studied psychology, worked as a government psychologist, then became a journalist.

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