{"product_id":"capital-misfits","title":"Capital Misfits","description":"A capsule collection of surreal short stories from one of Australia's rising stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA woman arrives on the seventh level of Heaven, only to realize it is a trading floor where the dead swap their karma before rebirth. In a Sydney laboratory, a vagrant participates in cosmeceutical trials in return for a Rolex watch. On an island made out of sugar, a student questions the rule of the benevolent Sugar Daddy. At an open mic night in New York, a zen poet takes the stage and begins to tell the greatest, most devastating joke in the world. In this blackly funny parallel universe, Koh explores the absurdity of a world in which the market has become God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis special edition of Capital Misfits is illustrated by award-winning New York-based artist, Matt Huynh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Julie Koh's stories explore the bizarre, the unexpected and the surreal, whilst never losing sight of the human. Witty, horrifying and thought provoking by turns, Capital Misfits is a truly memorable collection from an original voice in Australian short fiction.'\u003cbr\u003e— Ryan O'Neill, author of The Weight of a Human Heart and Their Brilliant Careers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I will beg, borrow or steal to make sure I read anything Julie writes.' \u003cbr\u003e— Louise Swinn, Editorial Director of Sleepers Publishing","brand":"Bookshop Staging","offers":[{"title":"Thryft - Used (Like New)","offer_id":42430465998926,"sku":"9789811112324","price":9.81,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Thryft - Used (Very Good)","offer_id":42430467145806,"sku":"9789811112324","price":7.85,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Thryft - Used (Good)","offer_id":42430468259918,"sku":"9789811112324","price":7.07,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Thryft - Used (Well Read)","offer_id":42430468358222,"sku":"9789811112324","price":6.28,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/3857\/4926\/files\/32865004.jpg?v=1746769825","url":"https:\/\/bookshop.lol\/products\/capital-misfits","provider":"bookshop.lol","version":"1.0","type":"link"}