Hao: Stories (Chun Ye)(Paperback)

Longlisted for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction

An extraordinary debut collection of short stories by a three-time Pushcart Prize winner following Chinese women in both China and the United States who turn to signs and languages as they cross the alien landscapes of migration and motherhood. Ye's writing thrives when dissecting the contradictions in life and in language.--Javier C. Hernndez, The New York Times Gentle . . . Slow, somber and often elegant, Hao thematically foregrounds language . . . Ye shows how words operate as weapons, comforts, memories and insufficient--if sometimes beautiful--representations of intent. --Tracy O'Neill, The New York Times Book Review
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