The Widower

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Obsessive mourning blurs reality in modernist Malay fiction.

If you're into narratives that explore the depths of human psychology, "The Widower" by Mohamed Latiff Mohamed could captivate you. The book offers an intense dive into the grieving mind of Pak Karman, wrapped in a culturally rich, modernist style. Its concise length means a potent story, filled with emotional and psychological nuance, awaits you without a significant time investment.

  • Singapore Literature Prize Nominee for English Fiction (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Widower

Regular price $11.90
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ISBN: 9789814615129
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $20.44
Publisher: Epigram Books
Date of Publication: 2015-05-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.17
(rated by 47 readers)

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Shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize 2016 for English Fiction. Former political detainee and professor Pak Karman loses his wife in a car accident. The intensity of his mourning starts to unhinge him. As reality, memory, and fantasy become more and more blurred, he must come to terms with his past actions before his grief overwhelms him completely. Mohamed Latiff Mohamed’s novel, hailed as a landmark in modernist Malay fiction, is an unsettling tale of psychic disintegration and obsessive love.
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Obsessive mourning blurs reality in modernist Malay fiction.

If you're into narratives that explore the depths of human psychology, "The Widower" by Mohamed Latiff Mohamed could captivate you. The book offers an intense dive into the grieving mind of Pak Karman, wrapped in a culturally rich, modernist style. Its concise length means a potent story, filled with emotional and psychological nuance, awaits you without a significant time investment.

  • Singapore Literature Prize Nominee for English Fiction (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.