{"product_id":"work-life-balance-malevolent-managers-and-folkloric-freelancers-9789811845598","title":"Work-Life Balance: Malevolent Managers and Folkloric Freelancers","description":"When a menacing multinational arrives on our shores, familiar creatures like pontianaks, manananggals, raksasis, and ba jiao guis are forced out of their jobs. Some give in and sign up for mundane corporate life - but others would rather fight than join the broken-spirited hordes of the (desk)bound. Benjamin Chee's comics and Wayne Rée's prose intertwine in this collection to bring you familiar Asian mythology in an even more familiar setting: the realm of dead-end work, glass ceilings, and truly hellish bosses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Chee\u003c\/b\u003e (Co-Creator)\u003cbr\u003eBenjamin Chee created the comics and illustrations for \u003ci\u003eWork-Life Balance\u003c\/i\u003e. He enjoys mashing up genres and themes, so after making several books with titles like \u003ci\u003eCharsiew Space\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLychee Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, he ended up asking Wayne Rée for permission to adapt the wild west short story, \u003ci\u003eMr Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e, into a Wuxia comic... leading to them making this book together. His comics are collected in \u003ci\u003eLiquid City Volume 3\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAsian Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSOUND: A Comics Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e. He is terrified of horror movies and hasn't yet fully comprehended why he is part of this book with its abundance of hantu. Find him online at www.charsiewspace.com\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWayne Rée\u003c\/b\u003e (Co-Creator)\u003cbr\u003eWayne Rée wrote the prose for \u003ci\u003eWork-Life Balance\u003c\/i\u003e. He's the co-creator of the comic, \u003ci\u003eWorlds Apart: A Conversation About Mental Health\u003c\/i\u003e (with Nurjannah Suhaimi), and the fan favourite audio series, \u003ci\u003eGhost Maps\u003c\/i\u003e (with Kyle Ong). His short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eLONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInfinite Worlds Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFish Eats Lion Redux\u003c\/i\u003e. He first collaborated with Benjamin Chee on \u003ci\u003eMr Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e. His least favourite job ever was when he worked as a social media manager. His favourite job ever was when he worked as a night-shift security guard. Find him online at www.waynereewrites.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Difference Engine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160174686482,"sku":"9789811845598","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42d68c07-4fd3-46e8-bc03-d9729be067ca.jpg?v=1775039170","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/work-life-balance-malevolent-managers-and-folkloric-freelancers-9789811845598","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}