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Zhang, Jenny.
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Sour heart : stories /
Jenny
Zhang
.
by
Zhang
,
Jenny
.
Lenny, 2017.
Call #:
FICTION ZHA
ISBN:
9780399589386 (hc.)
Uniform title:
Short stories. Selections.
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
301 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents:
We love you Chrispina -- The empty, the empty, the empty -- Our mothers before them -- The evolution of my brother -- My days and nights of terror -- Why were they throwing bricks? -- You fell into the river and I saved you!
Summary:
"Centered on a community of immigrants who have traded their endangered lives as artists in China and Taiwan for the constant struggle of life at the poverty line in 1990s New York City,
Zhang
's exhilarating collection examines the many ways that family and history can weigh us down and also lift us up. From the young woman coming to terms with her grandmother's role in the Cultural Revolution to the daughter struggling to understand where her family ends and she begins, to the girl discovering the power of her body to inspire and destroy, these seven vibrant stories illuminate the complex and messy inner lives of girls struggling to define themselves. Fueled by
Zhang
's singular voice and sly humor, this collection introduces
Zhang
as a bright and devastating force in literary fiction."--From publisher.
Genre:
Short stories.
Linked stories.
Literary fiction.
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Halifax North Memorial Public Library
Adult Fiction
FICTION ZHA
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