The Sad Part Was
ISBN-13: 9781911284062
Author(s): Prabda Yoon
Subjects: FYT
Publisher: Tilted Axis Press
Publisher Imprint: Tilted Axis Press
Publication Date: 03-03-2017
Format: Paperback / softback
Availability: In stock
£10.00
About the book
Winner of a PEN Translates! grant. Selected as a 'book to look out for in 2017' by The Guardian and BuzzFeed Books. In these witty, postmodern stories, Yoon riffs on pop culture, experiments with punctuation, flirts with sci-fi and, in a metafictional twist, mocks his own position as omnipotent author. Highly literary, his narratives offer an oblique reflection of contemporary Bangkok life, exploring the bewildering disjunct and oft-hilarious contradictions of a modernity that is at odds with many traditional Thai ideas on relationships, family, school and work.