{"product_id":"another-avatar-s-p-somtow-9781940999623","title":"Another Avatar","description":"\u003cp\u003eSelected for the\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003e Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e anthology, this urban contemporary fantasy novella by World Fantasy Award-winning author \u003cstrong\u003eS.P. Somtow \u003c\/strong\u003etells the story of Kris, a boy growing up in a Catholic orphanage in the slums of Bangkok, who learns that he is actually the final incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu and must battle the dragon Jade to keep the world green. The first in a series, \u003cem\u003eAnother Avatar \u003c\/em\u003etells how Kris blunders into discovering his identity after sneaking out to a midnight funeral, catching a god in the act of stealing bananas from the orphanage kitchen, and accidentally fixing the lottery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Somtow is the J.D. Salinger of Siam \" - George Axelrod, screenwriter of \u003cem\u003eBreakfast at Tiffany's\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eAuthor of over seventy books like \u003cem\u003eJasmine Nights, Mallworld, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eVampire Junction\u003c\/em\u003e, composer of a number of widely admired operas such as \u003cem\u003eDan no Ura, Helena Citr nov , \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Silent Prince, \u003c\/em\u003eS.P. alternates between his homes in Los Angeles and Bangkok. In 2017, he became the first Asian to be awarded the \u003cem\u003eEuropean Cultural Achievement Award, \u003c\/em\u003egiven by the KulturForum in Berlin to one person each year, a nod to his many accomplishments in music and literature as a bridge between Asian and Western cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. P. Somtow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1940999626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940999623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diplodocus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d","brand":"S. P. Somtow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943225098495,"sku":"9781940999623","price":6.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_eb9a7225-8fa5-4bb2-93dc-66088a778817.jpg?v=1681496918","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/another-avatar-s-p-somtow-9781940999623","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}