{"product_id":"9781911284062","title":"The Sad Part Was","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Evocative, erudite, and often very funny stories of Bangkok life.'\u003ci\u003e— The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 'Book to Look Out For' by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sad Part Was\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e offers an oblique reflection of contemporary Bangkok life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 explore 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tilted Axis Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42508961513533,"sku":"9781911284062","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781911284062_p0.jpg?v=1771576558","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9781911284062","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}