Transparency: Stories
By Frances Hwang
Back Bay Books
Publication Date: April 18, 2007
ISBN: 978-0316166935
From the back cover:
From a prizewinning young literary talent come these ten gripping tales about the intimate, often bittersweet experiences of immigrants and their American-born children as they negotiate the divide between Eastern and Western cultures: struggles to honor one's personal history or to break free of the weight of the past; to find permanence amid the flux of modern life; and to form lasting ties even while holding on to secrets kept in plain sight.
In the stunning title story, Henry Liu, convinced that he is dying, receives a second lease on life. In "Garden City," a weary Chinese couple, struggling to evict their deadbeat tenant, find themselves forced to confront the aftermath of their teenage son's death. And in "The Old Gentleman," a woman becomes alienated from her father when he finds love - or what he thinks could be love - in his old age.
This powerful debute collection - reminiscent of acclaimed works by Gish Jen, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Lara Vapnyar - showcases Frances Hwang's myriad gifts as a storyteller as it announces the arrival of an exciting new voice in American fiction.
Interested in owning this book? I have one brand new copy to giveaway! Leave a comment to enter to win Transparency by this Sunday (June 14) at midnight and I'll choose one lucky person to get this fantastic collection. Good luck!
26 comments:
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