Contemporary fiction books from Malaysia
Recommended contemporary fiction books (4)
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If you are into contemporary fiction here are some contemporary fiction books from Malaysia for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Deplorable Conversations with Cats and Other Distractions by YEOH. JO-ANN EN
Description:
A man finds himself the unwitting companion of a talking cat. . . Lucky Lee has everything-- wealth, charm, money, good looks-- and does very, very little with it. He's content. He's happy. He takes for granted that life is good and always will be. But then his sister, the go-getting, successful, famous TV chef Pearl Lee, dies, horribly and suddenly. Lucky is devastated. As he struggles to live without the big sister who's always been the dominant, often relentless force in his life, the inconceivable happens-- her cat begins to talk to him. It wants to know where Pearl is. It questions his ea... continue
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Echos der Stille : Roman by Guat Eng Chuah DE
Description:
Nach den ethnischen Unruhen im Mai 1969 verlässt Ai Lian, eine junge chinesische Malaysierin, ihre Heimat. In München lernt sie den Engländer Michael Templeton kennen, der, ebenfalls in Malaysia, auf der Kautschukplantage seines Vaters aufgewachsen ist. Sie verlieben sich und wollen Weihnachten gemeinsam auf dem Anwesen von Michaels Vater verbringen. Bei ihrer Ankunft geschieht jedoch ein Mord, in dessen Aufklärung Ai Lian schnell verwickelt wird ... Ein kunstvoll komponierter Kriminalroman – die Templeton-Kautschukplantage mitten im Dschungel dient dabei als Mikrokosmos, der die multikulturel... continue
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Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong EN
Description:
Hello, ageing parents. Hello, dementia. Goodbye, vitamin... 'Khong is a magician... Brilliant' Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies 'Khong's first novel sneaks up on you - just like life, illness and heartbreak. And love. A million small, human and often deeply funny details gather force to tell a tale that is ultimately, incredibly poignant' Miranda July, author of The First Bad Man Ruth is thirty and her life is falling apart: she and her fianc� are moving house, but he's moving out to live with another woman; her career is going nowhere; and then she learns that her father, a history pr... continue
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Though I Get Home by Yz Chin EN
Description:
In 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 smalltown girl transformed into a prisoner of conscience in Malaysia's most notorious detention camp.