{"product_id":"the-sad-part-was-prabda-yoon-9781911284062","title":"The Sad Part Was","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 'Book to Look Out For' by the Guardian and BuzzFeed, \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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Prabda Yoon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911284061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911284062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tilted Axis Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Prabda Yoon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46420547010815,"sku":"9781911284062","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7178edcd-d17a-4af2-b17e-ea1f9d73cc9a.jpg?v=1734634950","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sad-part-was-prabda-yoon-9781911284062","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}