{"product_id":"though-i-get-home-paperback","title":"Though I Get Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYZ Chin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A welcome read in American contemporary literature. Though I Get Home is an intimate and complex look into Malaysian culture and politics, and a reminder of the importance of art in the struggle for social justice.\" --Ana Castillo, author of \u003cem\u003eSo Far from God \u003c\/em\u003eand prize judge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these stories, characters navigate fate via deft sleights of hand: A grandfather gambles on the monsoon rains; a consort finds herself a new assignment; a religious man struggles to keep his demons at bay. Central to the book is Isabella Sin, a small-town girl--and frustrated writer--transformed into a prisoner of conscience in Malaysia's most notorious detention camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize, YZ Chin's debut reexamines the relationship between the global and the intimate. Against a backdrop of globalization, individuals buck at what seems inevitable--seeking to stake out space for the inner motivations that shift, but still persist, in the face of changing and challenging circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYZ Chin \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born and raised in Taiping, Malaysia. She now lives in New York, working as a software engineer by day and a writer by night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYZ Chin was born and raised in Taiping, Malaysia. She now lives in New York, working as a software engineer by day and a writer by night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165279424647,"sku":"9781936932160","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ed91739d923a16fdeb11f6359b866e2b.webp?v=1733312366","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/though-i-get-home-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}