{"product_id":"ripples-and-other-stories-shih-li-kow-9789670042893","title":"RIPPLES and Other Stories","description":"This polyphonic collection of twenty-five stories presents a multitude of Malaysian perspectives spanning age, gender, and class. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYow char kwai hawkers compete for customers on a busy city street. Marital dynamics unfurl at an abortion clinic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn an island, a man's infatuation with a veiled woman takes a supernatural turn. A woman writes to her brother about their dead cat. Characters in these stories connect through chance encounters and fateful events. Their narratives are inevitably coloured by the social tension and occasional absurdities of a multicultural society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortlisted for the 2009 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shih-Li Kow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9670042895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789670042893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Buku Fixi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Shih-Li Kow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489390776575,"sku":"9789670042893","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e90cfe7-6a59-4dd7-8b8e-de0c04793fd1.jpg?v=1736953417","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ripples-and-other-stories-shih-li-kow-9789670042893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}