{"product_id":"age-of-goodbyes","title":"Age Of Goodbyes","description":"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy one of Southeast Asia’s most exciting writers, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age of Goodbyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a wildly inventive account of family history, political turmoil, and the redemptive grace of storytelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1969, in the wake of Malaysia''s deadliest race riots, a woman named Du Li An secures her place in society by marrying a gangster. In a parallel narrative, a critic known only as The Fourth Person explores the work of a writer also named Du Li An. And a third storyline is in the second person; “you” are reading a novel titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age of Goodbyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Floundering in the wake of “your” mother’s death, “you” are trying to unpack the secrets surrounding “your” lineage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age of Goodbyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—which begins on page 513, a reference to the riots of May 13, 1969—is the acclaimed debut by Li Zi Shu. The winner of multiple awards and a Taiwanese bestseller, this dazzling novel is a profound exploration of what happens to personal memory when official accounts of history distort and render it taboo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312864600446,"sku":"NW9781952177699","price":12.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781952177699.jpg?v=1778589954","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/age-of-goodbyes","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}