{"product_id":"ripples-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"RIPPLES and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShih-Li Kow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis polyphonic collection of twenty-five stories presents a multitude of Malaysian perspectives spanning age, gender, and class. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYow char kwai hawkers compete for customers on a busy city street. Marital dynamics unfurl at an abortion clinic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn an island, a man's infatuation with a veiled woman takes a supernatural turn. A woman writes to her brother about their dead cat. Characters in these stories connect through chance encounters and fateful events. Their narratives are inevitably coloured by the social tension and occasional absurdities of a multicultural society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortlisted for the 2009 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Prize.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263657066745,"sku":"9789670042893","price":16.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/BC2V9FosWF9789670042893.webp?v=1768822211","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ripples-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}