Spirits Abroad - an award-winning short story collection of Asian myths and folklore (Hardcover)

Taking us from the mundane to the magical, this award-winning collection will entertain and delight. Drawing inspiration from Asian myth and folklore, Zen Cho guides the reader through enchanted realms inhabited by dragons, vampires and incorrigible grandmothers. These nineteen sparkling stories are full of joy, humour and tenderness. We’ll meet an elderly ex-member of parliament, who recalls her youthful romance with an orang bunian. This was forbidden. Not because her lover was an invisible jungle spirit, but because she was Muslim and he was not. Then a teenage vampire struggles to balance homework, bossy aunties, first love . . . and eating people. A mischievous matriarch returns from the dead to disrupt her own funeral rites, pitting granddaughter against granddaughter. An earth spirit becomes entangled in protracted negotiations with an annoying landlord. And Chang E, the Chinese moon goddess, spins off into outer space – the ultimate metaphor for diaspora. Enjoy this journey into magical new worlds of the imagination.

General

Imprint:	Tor Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2023
Authors:	Zen Cho
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-501564-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General Promotions
LSN:	1-03-501564-1
Barcode:	9781035015641

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