I'm offering a free copy of the novel - Mister Yam for anyone interested in magical realism! Here's the blurb:
Mister Yam - a twentysomething-year-old Malaysian man disillusioned with corporate work in San Francisco - would find his life forever changed after an inexplicable phone call with a strange woman and an invitation to a musical show. Thus begins a series of events that would take Mister Yam chasing nameless figures across the country; solving a mystery only he can explain.
Here's a sample review of the book:
"Yeng K. Tan’s Mister Yam is a spectacularly whimsical foray into the unknown a la the style of literary visionaries like Haruki Murakami and Franz Kafka. The novel’s titular character, Mister Yam, is a young man who is seemingly unremarkable but carries about himself the greatest wonder of all—an unabashed joy for life.
The narrative is infused with a mix of casual observation and intellectual deep dives, giving the reader a balanced sense of the protagonist’s inner monologue with the grander contemplations of the universe. The novel delves into issues as diverse as the Church of Latter Day Saints, the solitude of Middle America, and the beauty of nature through eyes as fresh as those of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s.
Tan tackles the art of storytelling in a manner that is extremely original and tactful, endowing the novel with enough twists and turns to keep the reader guessing but still relate to the storyline. As an author, Tan excels at grounding the narrative in the Bay Area bubble while simultaneously heightening the stakes to a universal level. In addition, he is keenly aware of how to create compelling, down-to-earth characters.
The most remarkable aspect of the novel is its ability to cross genres and literary registers, at times appearing like a mystery novel and at other times mirroring a slice of life tale wrought with tongue-in-cheek humor and random, quotidian details like humorous sinus conditions and strange food combinations.
It is evident that Tan has relied upon a synthesis of influences to construct a narrative that is, all in all, extremely encompassing and engaging, and the result is a novel that interacts with the reader on a personal level and engrosses its audience successfully until the very end." - Luna Khalil
Should you be interested, I can be reached here or at [email protected].
Mister Yam - a twentysomething-year-old Malaysian man disillusioned with corporate work in San Francisco - would find his life forever changed after an inexplicable phone call with a strange woman and an invitation to a musical show. Thus begins a series of events that would take Mister Yam chasing nameless figures across the country; solving a mystery only he can explain.
Here's a sample review of the book:
"Yeng K. Tan’s Mister Yam is a spectacularly whimsical foray into the unknown a la the style of literary visionaries like Haruki Murakami and Franz Kafka. The novel’s titular character, Mister Yam, is a young man who is seemingly unremarkable but carries about himself the greatest wonder of all—an unabashed joy for life.
The narrative is infused with a mix of casual observation and intellectual deep dives, giving the reader a balanced sense of the protagonist’s inner monologue with the grander contemplations of the universe. The novel delves into issues as diverse as the Church of Latter Day Saints, the solitude of Middle America, and the beauty of nature through eyes as fresh as those of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s.
Tan tackles the art of storytelling in a manner that is extremely original and tactful, endowing the novel with enough twists and turns to keep the reader guessing but still relate to the storyline. As an author, Tan excels at grounding the narrative in the Bay Area bubble while simultaneously heightening the stakes to a universal level. In addition, he is keenly aware of how to create compelling, down-to-earth characters.
The most remarkable aspect of the novel is its ability to cross genres and literary registers, at times appearing like a mystery novel and at other times mirroring a slice of life tale wrought with tongue-in-cheek humor and random, quotidian details like humorous sinus conditions and strange food combinations.
It is evident that Tan has relied upon a synthesis of influences to construct a narrative that is, all in all, extremely encompassing and engaging, and the result is a novel that interacts with the reader on a personal level and engrosses its audience successfully until the very end." - Luna Khalil
Should you be interested, I can be reached here or at [email protected].
Happy reading!
Mister Yam