{"product_id":"the-sad-part-was-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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tilted Axis Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911284062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.45d","brand":"Prabda Yoon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51230794743989,"sku":"9781911284062","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cda9b2b7-6e41-45c1-b859-ae71766667e7.jpg?v=1750170275","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-sad-part-was-9781911284062","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}