{"product_id":"the-age-of-goodbyes-9781952177699","title":"The Age of Goodbyes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBy one of Southeast Asia's most exciting writers, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Goodbyes\u003c\/i\u003e is a wildly inventive account of family history, political turmoil, and the redemptive grace of storytelling.\u003c\/b\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 \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Goodbyes\u003c\/i\u003e. Floundering in the wake of \"your\" mother's death, \"you\" are trying to unpack the secrets surrounding \"your\" lineage.\u003ci\u003eThe Age of Goodbyes\u003c\/i\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLi Zi Shu\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than a dozen books, including the novels \u003ci\u003eWorldly Land \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Goodbyes\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the China Times Open Book Award. Her work has been recognized with multiple literary prizes in Malaysia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, including several Huazhong Literary Awards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYZ Chin \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eEdge Case\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice, and \u003ci\u003eThough I Get Home\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize. Her writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Guernica, \u003ci\u003eGulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, Electric Literature, and elsewhere.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Feminist Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521028231442,"sku":"9781952177699","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_40b46f3e-b058-403c-a6a8-5a9a431d7ea2.jpg?v=1731096912","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-age-of-goodbyes-9781952177699","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}