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Marc de Faoite was born in Dublin, spent fifteen years in Malaysia, and currently lives at the foot of the French Alps. His short stories and articles have been published both in print and online. Tropical Madness, a collection of his short stories, was longlisted for the 2014 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize. Lime Pickled and Other Stories was published in 2023.

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	KL Noir: Red by Amir Muhammad (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Adib Zaini (Goodreads Author), Khairulnizam Bakeri (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 742 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love in Penang by Anna Tan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Zen Cho (Goodreads Author), Shivani Sivagurunathan 3.64 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	LOST IN PUTRAJAYA by Zurairi A R (Editor), Jeannette Goon (Goodreads Author), Marc de Faoite (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fish Eats Lion by Jason Erik Lundberg (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carrick Ang (Contributor), Ivan Ang (Contributor) 3.79 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hungry In Ipoh by Hadi M. Nor (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Terence Toh (Goodreads Author), Cassandra Khaw (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Basket 2017: New Malaysian Writing by Catalina Rembuyan (Editor), Tshiung Han See (Editor), Lee Ee Leen (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Basket 2016: New Malaysian Writing by Catalina Rembuyan (Editor), Lee Ee Leen (Editor), Ted Mahsun (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.45 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	TROPICAL MADNESS 3.63 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Basket 2018: New Malaysian Writing by Ted Mahsun (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lee Ee Leen (Editor), Catalina Rembuyan (Contributor) 3.55 avg rating — 40 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lime Pickled and Other Stories 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tropical Madness Longlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award

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The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself

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