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這是大眾書局創辦人周星衢的紀事，也是大眾與新加坡書業的故事。
大眾書局（＂大眾＂），又或其英文名字＂POPULAR＂，是新馬家喻戶曉的書店品牌。然而，鮮少人知道大眾發展的跌宕起伏，以及其創辦人周星衢（1905-1986）的生平事蹟。本書將周星衢超過60年辛勤耕耘的印記，放置於新加坡書業逾百年的歷史當中，試圖拼湊出他的書業人生，以及他對區域書業的勞績。儘管未能原貌全還、尚有空白之處，本書側重記錄周星衢的若干貢獻，並將點點滴滴鋪排“起承轉合”，勾勒出周星衢與新加坡書業的密切關係，以及相關時代的發展輪廓。
This is the story of Chou Sing Chu, the founder of Popular Book Company (POPULAR). This is also the story of POPULAR and the book trade of Singapore.
Though POPULAR is a household name in Singapore and Malaysia, not many know its full story, as well as the life and achievements of its founder, Chou Sing Chu (1905-1986). This book aims to tell Chou Sing Chu’s story, one that juxtaposes his six-decade-plus career against the century-old history of Singapore book industry. This book documents his contributions to the developments of the region’s book trade and outline the close relationship between Chou Sing Chu and the Singapore book industry.
