The award-winning author of The Leavers offers a visionary novel of friendship, art, and ambition that asks: What is the value of a meaningful life?[Bokinfo].
Lisa Ko Orden de los libros
Esta autora crea narrativas que profundizan en las complejas complejidades de la relación madre-hijo, explorando temas de identidad, migración y la búsqueda de pertenencia. Su estilo literario se caracteriza por una profunda perspicacia psicológica en los personajes y una representación sensible de la ficción socialmente comprometida. El trabajo de la autora refleja un compromiso a largo plazo con su oficio, lo que da como resultado historias que resuenan en los lectores que buscan profundidad e impacto emocional. Su escritura ofrece una mirada cautivadora a las fuerzas que nos unen y nos separan.
- 2024
- 2017
The Leavers
- 416 páginas
- 15 horas de lectura
One morning, Deming Guo's mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to work at a nail salon and never returns. Eleven-year-old Deming is left confused and heartbroken as no trace of her can be found. Eventually adopted by two well-meaning white professors, he is relocated from the Bronx to a small town and renamed Daniel Wilkinson. Struggling to adapt, Daniel grapples with his adoptive parents' expectations to assimilate while clinging to memories of his mother and the community he left behind. Set against the backdrop of New York and China, this narrative explores themes of borders and belonging. It tells a poignant story of a boy's journey to self-discovery in the face of loss and a mother's struggle to cope with her past mistakes. The book resonates with contemporary issues surrounding immigration in America, portraying a rich, multifaceted portrait of displacement and the trauma of not belonging. It has been recognized as a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and won the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction, earning accolades from various publications as one of the best reads of the year.
