{"product_id":"the-sad-part-was-by-prabda-yoon","title":"The Sad Part Was by Prabda Yoon","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of a PEN Translates grant.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eCredited with having ‘brought fresh energy to Thai literature with his distinctive urban voice’, Yoon’s is the voice of a new generation, responding to his country’s recent and rapid urbanisation with fresh, off-beat perspectives and exciting formal innovation. The collection from which the majority of the stories in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sad Part Was\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eare taken made the young author a household name when it was published in 2002 and won the SEA Writers Award. Two of its stories have been excerpted in Two Lines Journal, and Yoon already has a fan in prominent critic Scott Esposito. One story is currently being made into a feature film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003ePublication: 3 Mar 2017, Tilted Axis Press\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781911284062\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 192 pages \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57127508738430,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781911284062.jpg?v=1773653890","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/the-sad-part-was-by-prabda-yoon","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}