{"product_id":"98-wounds-9781933149578","title":"98 Wounds","description":"\u003cbr\u003eA gay, punk-rock Chinese American in the age of AIDS, Chin confronts all manner of hypocrisy.--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough intertwined short stories, \u003ci\u003e98 Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e dissects the inexorable dualities present in every moment that matters: pleasure and pain, contentment and longing, mercy and brutality, living and dying. In between all this, solace, understanding, and occasional regret -- if not resolution -- can be found. \u003ci\u003e98 Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a defiant road trip beset with contrition potholes and agitation detours to a place where absurdity and horror feed on each other. In \u003ci\u003e98 Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e, either we are all damned, or we are all saved: a sentiment that speaks to all cultures in these uncertain times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning writer \u003cb\u003eJustin Chin \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of six books, including \u003ci\u003eBite Hard \u003c\/i\u003e(Manic D Press) and \u003ci\u003eMongrel\u003c\/i\u003e (St. Martin's Press). His works have been widely anthologized. Born in Malaysia, raised and educated in Singapore, shipped to the United States by way of Hawaii, he currently lives in San Francisco, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJustin Chin is the author of three collections of poetry, \u003ci\u003eGutted\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBite Hard\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarmless Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Bay Area Book Reviewers Association Award (BABRA) finalist. He is also thr author of three collectionsof essays, \u003ci\u003eBurden of Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e (Alyson), \u003ci\u003eMongrel: Essays, Diatribes and Pranks\u003c\/i\u003e (St. Martin's), and \u003ci\u003eAttack of the Man-Eating Lotus Blossoms\u003c\/i\u003e (Suspect Thoughts). \u003ci\u003eGutted\u003c\/i\u003e won the Publishing Triangle's Thom Gunn Award in 2007 and was Lambda Literary Award finalist.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Manic D Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857104212242,"sku":"9781933149578","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_20423fc8-1d27-4a77-8ed4-a749bc35f525.jpg?v=1737521456","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/98-wounds-9781933149578","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}