Spirits Abroad and Other Stories
Easthampton, MA : Small Beer Press, [2021]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 338 pages ; 22 cm
"Nineteen sparkling stories that weave between the lands of the living and the lands of the dead. Spirits Abroad is an expanded edition of Zen Cho's Crawford Award winning debut collection with nine added stories. A Datin recalls her romance with an orang bunian. A teenage pontianak struggles to balance homework, bossy aunties, first love, and eating people. An earth spirit gets entangled in protracted negotiations with an annoying landlord, and Chang E spins off into outer space, the ultimate metaphor for the Chinese diaspora" -- publisher's description.
Contents:
The First Witch of Damansara -- The Guest -- The Fish Bowl -- First National Forum on the Position of Minorities in Malaysia -- Odette -- The House of Aunts -- Balik Kampung -- One-Day Travelcard for Fairyland -- (Rising Lion--The Lion Bows) -- (Seven Star Drum) -- The Mystery of the Suet Swain -- Prudence and the Dragon -- The Perseverance of Angela's Past Life -- If at first you don't suceed, try, try again -- The Earth Spirit's favorite anecdote -- Monkey King, Faerie Queen -- Liyana -- The Terra-cotta Bride -- The Four Generations of Chang E.
ISBN:
9781618731869
