{"product_id":"the-sad-part-was","title":"The Sad Part Was","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781911284062\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (US)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Tilted Axis Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Evocative, erudite, and often very funny stories of Bangkok life.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 'Book to Look Out For' by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sad Part Was\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e offers an oblique reflection of contemporary Bangkok life.\u003c\/b\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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41506986688645,"sku":"PR401653","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNXQ9WFZ0XJ1.jpg?v=1769654040","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/the-sad-part-was","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}