The Sad Part Was, Prabda Yoon, Mui Poopoksakul (trans.) (9781911284062) — Readings Books

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The Sad Part Was
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The Sad Part Was

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A 'Book to Look Out For' by The Guardian and BuzzFeed, The Sad Part Was offers an oblique reflection of contemporary Bangkok life.

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 narrativesexplore 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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Tilted Axis Press
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 December 2025
Pages
192
ISBN
9781911284062

A 'Book to Look Out For' by The Guardian and BuzzFeed, The Sad Part Was offers an oblique reflection of contemporary Bangkok life.

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 narrativesexplore 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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Tilted Axis Press
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 December 2025
Pages
192
ISBN
9781911284062

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