{"product_id":"age-of-goodbyes-book-zi-shu-li-9781952177699","title":"The Age of Goodbyes","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003eis a wildly inventive account of family history, political turmoil, and the redemptive grace of storytelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \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 \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","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49744578380049,"sku":"NGR9781952177699","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50404469309713,"sku":"CIN1952177693G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50431971197201,"sku":"CIN1952177693VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50960363421969,"sku":"GOR014147331","price":7.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51056340533521,"sku":"NIN9781952177699","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52428243697937,"sku":"NLS9781952177699","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1952177693.jpg?v=1751450651","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/age-of-goodbyes-book-zi-shu-li-9781952177699","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}