{"product_id":"9781911284406","title":"Arid Dreams","description":"Author: Duanwad Pimwana\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781911284406\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Tilted Axis Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Aug 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 250 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn thirteen stories that investigate ordinary and working-class Thailand, characters aspire for more but remain suspended in routine. They bide their time, waiting for an extraordinary event to end their stasis. A politician's wife imagines her life had her husband's accident been fatal, a man on death row requests that a friend clear up a misunderstanding with a sex worker, and an elevator attendant feels himself wasting away while trapped, immobile, at his station all day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith curious wit, this collection offers revelatory insight and subtle critique, exploring class, gender, and disenchantment in a changing country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925007679646,"sku":"ING-9781911284406","price":30.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781911284406.jpg?v=1782957325","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781911284406","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}