A collection of stories that explore the intersections and conflicts in family lives and sexuality that are typical in contemporary Asian societies, yet also universal.
These stories are set from post-independent Malaysia to the early decades of the 21st century, the Covid-19 pandemic years.
Women are torn between marriage and emancipated lives of their own, a young boy whose taste or memory is shaped by May 13, mixed-race couples split by the walls of race and religion, gay men’s love cannot be understood by their family or nation, a sex-addict has to come to terms with his own demons, an endearing but heart-breaking love between two young men, one with hearing-impairment, a bungling spirit causes further complications in attempting to fulfill a death wish and the withdrawal from a dishonest relationship.
These stories are set against a backdrop of clash between superstition and modernity, longing, loneliness and the search for love and resolutions which often seem unachievable.
About the Author
An internationally recognized author, Malachi Edwin Vethamani is a fictionist, poet, editor, critic, bibliographer, and academic. His publications include five collections of poems: The Seven O' clock Tree (2022), Love and Loss (2022), Rambutan Kisses (2022), Life Happens (2017), and Complicated Lives (2016). Coitus Interruptus and Other Stories (2018) was his debut collection of stories.
Published: Mar/2024
ISBN: 9789815144857
Length: 256 Pages
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