Death by Perfume

Fiction & Literature, Historical, Literary
Cover of the book Death by Perfume by You Jin, Epigram Books
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Author: You Jin ISBN: 9789814615037
Publisher: Epigram Books Publication: October 28, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: You Jin
ISBN: 9789814615037
Publisher: Epigram Books
Publication: October 28, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

In the late 1970s, a young Singaporean writer arrives in Jeddah with an infant son. She encounters a strange and often hostile environment with curiosity, empathy and good humour. In this collection of linked stories, the narrator confronts, among others, a bored expat wife with dangerously extravagant tastes, a divorced engineer with the face of a camel, and a desperate security guard who finds solace in downing bottles of perfume. Beguiling, plaintive and profoundly insightful, You Jin’s fiction is a vivid evocation of Saudi society.

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In the late 1970s, a young Singaporean writer arrives in Jeddah with an infant son. She encounters a strange and often hostile environment with curiosity, empathy and good humour. In this collection of linked stories, the narrator confronts, among others, a bored expat wife with dangerously extravagant tastes, a divorced engineer with the face of a camel, and a desperate security guard who finds solace in downing bottles of perfume. Beguiling, plaintive and profoundly insightful, You Jin’s fiction is a vivid evocation of Saudi society.

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