The Sad Part Was

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By Prabda Yoon

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The Sad Part Was is a collection of short stories by Prabda Yoon that reflects the nuances of contemporary Thai life. Each story captures the peculiarities and everyday contradictions people face, blending surreal elements with humour and insight. The tales explore themes of identity, uncertainty, and the human experience, offering a vivid glimpse into urban Thailand.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring unconventional storytelling and a lens into contemporary Thai culture. Its collection of unique and stylistically diverse short stories mixes surrealism with everyday life, providing a vivid read that balances humour and poignancy. Perfect for those seeking fresh perspectives and literary innovation.

The Sad Part Was

A 'Book to Look Out For' by The Guardian and BuzzFeed, The Sad Part Was offers an oblique reflection of contemporary Bangkok life.

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Evocative, erudite, and often very funny stories of Bangkok life. The Guardian

A 'Book to Look Out For' by The Guardian and BuzzFeed, The Sad Part Was offers an oblique reflection of contemporary Bangkok life.

In 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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781911284062

Publisher: Tilted Axis Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 March 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tilted Axis Press

Contributors:

Translated by Mui Poopoksakul

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 192

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Prabda Yoon Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction

About the Author

The author of multiple story collections, novels and screenplays, Prabda Yoon is also a translator (of classics by Salinger and Nabokov), independent publisher (of books both originally written in and translated into Thai), graphic designer, and filmmaker. Having lived in the USA from the ages of 14 to 26, he speaks fluent English and is at home moving between the cultures.

Mui Poopoksakul is a lawyer-turned-translator. She grew up in Bangkok and Boston, and practiced law in New York City before returning to the literary field. She is the translator of Prabda Yoon's The Sad Part Was (2017) and Moving Parts (2018), both winners of a PEN Translates award, and of Duanwad Pimwana's Arid Dreams (2020) and Bright (2019).