{"product_id":"tongueless-by-lau-yee-wa-jennifer-feeley","title":"Tongueless | Lau Yee-Wa, Jennifer Feeley","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWinner of the Chommanard International Women’s Literary Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWinner of the 2024 PEN Translates Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003eA gripping psychological thriller that sheds light on the current political situation in Hong Kong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003eOriginal Traditional Chinese Version: \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/products\/%E5%8A%89%E7%B6%BA%E8%8F%AF\" title=\"失語 | 劉綺華\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/products\/%E5%8A%89%E7%B6%BA%E8%8F%AF\" title=\"失語 | 劉綺華\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e失語 | 劉綺華\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTongueless follows two rival teachers at a secondary school in Hong Kong who are instructed to switch from teaching in Cantonese to Mandarin—or lose their jobs. Apolitical and focusing on surviving and thriving in their professional environment, Wai and Ling each approach the challenge differently. Wai, awkward and unpopular, becomes obsessed with Mandarin learning; Ling, knowing how to please her superiors and colleagues, thinks she can tactfully dodge the Mandarin challenge by deploying her social savviness. Wai eventually crumples under the pressure and dies by suicide, leaving her colleague Ling to face seismic political and cultural change alone as she considers how far she will go to survive such a ruthlessly competitive work environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSharp, darkly humorous, and politically pointed, Tongueless presciently engages with important issues facing Hong Kong today during which so much of the city’s uniqueness—especially its language—is at risk of being erased.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/pages\/rapid-search-results?q=Hong+Kong+Literature\"\u003e香港文學 ｜ Hong Kong Literature\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/pages\/rapid-search-results?q=Literary+Fiction\"\u003e文學小說 ｜ Literary Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/pages\/rapid-search-results?q=Contemporary+Fiction\"\u003e當代小說 ｜ Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/pages\/rapid-search-results?q=Social+Political+Fiction\"\u003e社會議題小說 ｜ Social \u0026amp; Political Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/pages\/rapid-search-results?q=Language+Identity\"\u003e語言與身份認同 ｜ Language \u0026amp; Identity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/pages\/rapid-search-results?q=Women+Fiction\"\u003e女性文學 ｜ Women's Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lau Yee-Wa, Jennifer Feeley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51569779507506,"sku":"9781558613188","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/4772\/5106\/files\/9781558613188.jpg?v=1786670757","url":"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/products\/tongueless-by-lau-yee-wa-jennifer-feeley","provider":"Starry Ferry Books 星渡書店","version":"1.0","type":"link"}