{"product_id":"the-muse-and-other-stories","title":"The Muse 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\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Muse and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a collection of dark stories from the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot A Monster \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWithout Anchovies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn elderly editor discovers the secret of an author and his muse, and tries to save him from the curse of a vengeful spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Afterlife is in great trouble, and a young man is enlisted by a high-ranking demon to save it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA deceased murderer is offered the salvation of his soul, but only if he is willing to commit another murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter an encounter with a long-lost childhood friend, a young woman discovers the horrific truth about her father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA young man is tormented by his unborn child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese unsettling stories confronts not only the supernatural elements that surround us, but the darkness of our hearts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scariest part is often the consequences of the choices made by ordinary persons like us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChua Kok Yee's\u003c\/strong\u003e debut novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot A Monster \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewon the 2nd Fixi Novo Malaysian Novel contest. He started writing about fifteen years ago, and his short stories have been published in various anthologies and periodicals including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Of Malaysian Short Fiction in English 2010-2020\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Malaysia Writers Society, 2022), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonggeng-ronggeng: Malaysia Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Maya Press 2019), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemang \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Terrerbooks, 2017)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e Little Basket: 2016\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Fixi, 2016), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKL Noir Blue \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Fixi, 2014),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e Black and White and Other New Short Stories from Malaysia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (CCCPress, 2012), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelangor Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Malaysia. He co-authored \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNews From Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with Shih-li Kow and Rumaizah Abu Bakar in 2007, and his own collection of short stories, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWithout Anchovies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was published in 2010. Three of his stories from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e Without Anchovies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are currently required reading for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia English Literature paper. Follow him on Twitter @ chuakoky33.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46544976249129,"sku":"9789815058963","price":24.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/9789815058963.jpg?v=1694417033","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-muse-and-other-stories","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}