{"product_id":"the-accidental-malay-paperback","title":"The Accidental Malay - 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\u003eKarina Robles Bahrin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e'Slick, sharp . . . a joy to read' Tash Aw\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJasmine Leong is the heiress apparent to Phoenix, her family's billion-ringgit company known especially for its pork snacks. When her grandmother, the great Madame Leong, unexpectedly passes away, Jasmine discovers she is actually a Malay Muslim and this newfound identity threatens to upend her life and ambitions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinding herself at the centre of a political controversy, and caught between two men who love her, \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Malay \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the human cost of a country's racial policies and paints a portrait of a woman unwilling to accept the fate history has designated for her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novel both generous and scathing; both honest and nuanced; both grounded in human emotion and engaged with history and politics' Preeta Samarasan, author of \u003ci\u003eEvening Is the Whole Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarina Robles Bahrin got her first break as a writer when she guest-edited a weekly teen column in \u003ci\u003eThe New Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e a very long time ago. Her short fiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eUrban Odysseys: KL Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKL Noir: Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Subtle Degree of Restraint \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMalaysian Tales: Retold \u0026amp; Remixed\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently lives and works on the island of Langkawi where she runs a hotel, restaurant, farm and community initiative promoting storytelling among the island's youth and children. \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Malay\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264277725433,"sku":"9781035032372","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/P0t8wBvaxV9781035032372.webp?v=1768828277","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-accidental-malay-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}