{"title":"Ryan Falzon","description":"\u003cp\u003eRyan Falzon is a visual artist, published author and art educator. His work is often abrasive and playful, and he is known for constructing narratives by arranging disparate images and texts in a collage-like fashion. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 2011, Falzon has published several short pieces in various publications. SAJF, the first novel by Falzon, was published in 2022. Several reviews have referred to SAJF as the voice of the Maltese millennial generation. SAJF was shortlisted for NBC 2023 National Book Prize. In 2024, Falzon has been selected as a participant in the literary residencies European programme Ulysses’s Shelter. In the same year, Falzon was awarded the National Prize for the Best Emergent Author.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sajf-rayan-falzon","title":"Sajf","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Ryan Falzon, published by Kotba Calleja\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSajf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e , l-ewwel rumanz ta’ Ryan Falzon, huwa rumanz bil-lipstick aħmar ittimbrat fuq għonqu. Huwa Sajf ta’ karozzi antiki żarmati, xorb sfrenat u ħruq ta’ stonku ttimbrat bil-wegħda persistenti ta’ avventuri ma’ kull kantuniera.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovel in Maltese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 300\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted in Malta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSAJF, the debut novel by Ryan Falzon, takes readers on a captivating journey through a scorching summer filled with vintage cars, excessive drinking, and the constant allure of adventure lurking around every corner. Published in November 2022 by Kotba Calleja, SAJF stands as a literary testament to the millennial generation and the emerging Gen-Z era, providing a generational voice for those born between 1980 and late 90’s. SAJF currently stands as a finalist for the esteemed National Book Prize of 2023.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ryan Falzon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46921079816525,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/9730\/7268\/files\/Sajf.jpg?v=1688662257"},{"product_id":"you-know-the-sun-bothers-me-i-preorder","title":"You Know The Sun Bothers Me I PREORDER","description":"\u003cp\u003eLove, lust, adulthood and an ancient Fiat in one long hot Maltese summer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchool’s out for summer, and for our unnamed narrator, that means three months away from his physics high school students to tinker with his ancient Fiat 131 and fret about his all-consuming obsession: Sarah, a tempestuous artist he met online. They sleep together, they text obsessively, but as July’s barbecues and boat trips segue into August’s festi, their intimate moments always reset into platonic disappointment, and she increasingly ghosts him in favour of an ever-changing group of new besties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated by Joe Gatt, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou Know The Sun Bothers Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings Ryan Falzon’s hugely successful Maltese novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/il-lokal.com\/collections\/ryan-falzon\/products\/sajf-rayan-falzon\" title=\"Sajf on il-lokal.com\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSajf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to English-language readers. The original novel was shortlisted for Malta’s 2023 National Book Prize and earned Falzon the 2024 National Book Prize for Best Emerging Author. The translation received a PEN Translates award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: Ryan Falzon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslation from Maltese: Joe Gatt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback, 314 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished 16 June 2026 by Foundry Editions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 9781917544085\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order information: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis title is available for pre-order. 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