{"product_id":"roadkill-1","title":"Roadkill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn effervescent speculative short story collection by South Korean author Amil for the next generation who crave a fresh perspective.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith strong roots in feminist science fiction and fantasy, \u003cem\u003eRoadkill \u003c\/em\u003eis for the next generation of readers of speculative fiction who love to be transported to different worlds but also crave a fresh perspective. Featuring dystopian wastelands, shamans, self-driving cars, tusked water deer and a divine sea serpent, these six stylistically distinct stories form a sweeping collection that explores contemporary subjects such as the climate crisis, Korean idol culture and techno capitalism through the lives of young women, their friendships and desire for self-expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated from the Korean by Archana Madhavan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmil is a novelist, translator and essayist. She won the bronze medal at the Daesan Youth Literature Award for her short story ‘You Should Want To Be a Cartoonist’, the 2018 SF Award in the Short-Mid Novel category for the titular story ‘Roadkill’, and the 2020 SF Award Grand Prize for ‘Rabbi’. She has also written a novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Forest Called You\u003c\/em\u003e. Amil has translated Alberto Manguel’s \u003cem\u003eFabulous Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e and Joyce Carol Oates’ \u003cem\u003eHaunted\u003c\/em\u003e, Jeanette Winterson’s \u003cem\u003eFrankissstein: A Love Story\u003c\/em\u003e, R. O. Kwon’s \u003cem\u003eIncendiaries\u003c\/em\u003e, Lucas Rijneveld’s \u003cem\u003eThe Discomfort of Evening\u003c\/em\u003e and James Baldwin’s \u003cem\u003eGiovanni's Room\u003c\/em\u003e. She writes novels using the name ‘Amil’, meaning ‘The Dense Self’. When translating, she uses her name, Jihyun Kim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.5 x 2 x 21.6 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvill Secker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46654843420829,"sku":"9781787304857","price":99.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/roadkill_amil_9781787304857.jpg?v=1744792380","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/roadkill-1","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}