Zen Cho
Autore di Sorcerer to the Crown
Sull'Autore
Serie
Opere di Zen Cho
The First Witch of Damansara 7 copie
Rising Lion, The Lion Bows 5 copie
Prudence and the Dragon 3 copie
Untitled (Sorcerer Royal, #3) 3 copie
The Friend Zone Experiment 2 copie
The Guest {short story} 1 copia
The Fish Bowl {short story} 1 copia
Balik Kampung {short story} 1 copia
Liyana {short story} 1 copia
Odette {short story} 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 4 (Apex World of Speculative Fiction) (2015) — Collaboratore — 82 copie
Heiresses of Russ 2011: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction (2011) — Collaboratore — 41 copie
The Future of Horror: The Collected Solaris Horror Anthologies, featuring House of Fear, Magic and End of the Road (2015) — Collaboratore — 7 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1986
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- UK
Malaysia - Luogo di nascita
- Malaysia
- Luogo di residenza
- London, England, UK
- Istruzione
- Cambridge University (BA)
- Attività lavorative
- lawyer
- Agente
- Caitlin Blasdell
- Breve biografia
- Zen Cho was a member of the Cambridge University Lion Dance Troupe from 2006 to 2008. She was born in Malaysia and is currently based in London.
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Recensioni
My first book by a Malaysian author. Wow. Simply wow. Short stories of various genres - literary fiction, fantasy, ghost story, romance; all steeped in Malaysian myths.
Cleverly grouped in Here (various folk groups in Malaysia), There (Malaysians emigrated to Great Britain) and Elsewhere (spirit world), a compendium of strong stories and a glimpse into strange foreign worlds.
Cleverly grouped in Here (various folk groups in Malaysia), There (Malaysians emigrated to Great Britain) and Elsewhere (spirit world), a compendium of strong stories and a glimpse into strange foreign worlds.
This is a collection of 10 short stories about the Malaysian spirits, folklores and the likes written by Zen Cho. There is no doubt that she writes pretty well but I just wasn't into some of the stories. I seemed to be reading this in the wrong month too LOL! Overall, it was entertaining to a point, but such spirits/ghosts' stories are just not my cup of tea.
I've listed the 10 titles here so that you know what to expect lah.
1. The First Witch of Damansara
2. First National Forum on the Position of Minorities in Malaysia
3. The House of Aunts
4. One-day Travelcard for Fairyland
5. Rising Lion - The Lion Bows
6. The Mystery of the Suet Swain
7. Prudence and the Dragon
8. The Earth Spirit's Favorite Anecdote
9. Liyana
10. The Four Generations of Chang E
I've enjoyed a few like no 2, 3 and 7. If you like stories by Tunku Halim or Ee Leen Lee, then you should give this book a try.… (altro)
I've listed the 10 titles here so that you know what to expect lah.
1. The First Witch of Damansara
2. First National Forum on the Position of Minorities in Malaysia
3. The House of Aunts
4. One-day Travelcard for Fairyland
5. Rising Lion - The Lion Bows
6. The Mystery of the Suet Swain
7. Prudence and the Dragon
8. The Earth Spirit's Favorite Anecdote
9. Liyana
10. The Four Generations of Chang E
I've enjoyed a few like no 2, 3 and 7. If you like stories by Tunku Halim or Ee Leen Lee, then you should give this book a try.… (altro)
Did you read Ace paperbacks as a kid? They were one of the escape mechanisms of my late primary and secondary years. Ace is now part of Penguin and Random House.
A review of this 2021 Ace book interested me. My public library supplied a brand new paperback. It is a "ghost story" set in Penang, Malaysia, told by a Millennial woman who grew up in the US but returned when her father's health devastated the family's economic viability. Sometimes it is laughing-out-loud hilarious, but is full of the complexities of contemporary multicultural Malaysia.
"You can bargain with anybody, spirit or human. All you need to know is what do they want and what are they scared of. That's all." p. 224… (altro)
A review of this 2021 Ace book interested me. My public library supplied a brand new paperback. It is a "ghost story" set in Penang, Malaysia, told by a Millennial woman who grew up in the US but returned when her father's health devastated the family's economic viability. Sometimes it is laughing-out-loud hilarious, but is full of the complexities of contemporary multicultural Malaysia.
"You can bargain with anybody, spirit or human. All you need to know is what do they want and what are they scared of. That's all." p. 224… (altro)
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- Utenti
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- Popolarità
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- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 233
- ISBN
- 69
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- 3
- Preferito da
- 9
Decent world-building, though.