{"product_id":"a-fiery-flesh-and-other-stories","title":"A Fiery Flesh and Other Stories","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Fiery Flesh and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of stories that expose the flimsy nature of the human heart and the frailty of the human body in various ways. A man who drowns in an emotional shower after encountering a merman who resembles his deceased childhood friend. An all-consuming passion that turns a man into a bat, and lecherously, some woman, into bakawali. A medical assistant narrates how a lost placenta of a premature infant triggers a chain of curses. A love triangle between sisters leaves a mother with no choice but to replace her daughter as the bride. A potted plant enlightens a timid woman about a sassy way to escape from her control freak mother-in-law. A burned-out housewife finds a haven where the sensual rituals of traditional massage are practised. An arsonist uses a tangle of red string to draw her husband’s fiery qi into herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsmim Putera\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet and writer from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. His works can be found in many online journals and anthologies, including \u003cem\u003eTo Let the Light In: An Anthology of Life and Death\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eInstincts: Asian Speculative Poetry 2021\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eColours of Tapestry 2: Stories from Asia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnsaid: An Asian Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e, and recently in \u003cem\u003eThe Big Book of Malaysian Horror Stories\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Spoonful of Malaysian Magic\u003c\/em\u003e. ‘Durian Blossoms’ won third place in the 7th Singapore Poetry Contest (2021), ‘Jantina’ was longlisted for the Malaysian Poetry Competition (2021) and \u003cem\u003eOf Dugong and Seagrasses\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted in the Blue-White Dot Short Story Writing Competition (2023). \u003cem\u003eNipah Nightmares\u003c\/em\u003e, his debut novel, was published in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356031193385,"sku":"9789815233810","price":21.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/9789815233810.jpg?v=1747471555","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/a-fiery-flesh-and-other-stories","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}