In 1969, in the wake of Malaysia's deadliest race riots, a woman named Du Li An secures her place in society by marrying a gangster. In a parallel narrative, a critic known only as The Fourth Person explores the work of a writer also named Du Li An. And in a third storyline, written in the second person, "you" are reading a novel titled The Age of Goodbyes. Floundering in the wake of your mother's death, you are trying to unpack the secrets surrounding your lineage. The winner of multiple awards, and a Taiwanese best seller, this dazzling novel is a profound exploration of what happens to personal memory when official accounts of history distort and render it taboo." -- Back cover.