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Chang-rae Lee explores complex family dynamics, masculinity and the search for the American dream in this coming-of-age story. Tethered between his Korean parents’ expectations and a world that feels like a playground, Jeon-Gi’s journey unfolds, revealing the realities of growing up and the lasting consequences of the mistakes that haunt us.
From the Pulitzer Prize finalist, a story of guilt, innocence, and a boy on the cusp of adolescence
"A tour de force... One of contemporary American literature's major chroniclers of manhood." -The Atlantic
"[A] knockout... Lee reinvents himself with each book." -The Boston Globe
"Moving... a classic bildungsroman." -The New York Times Book Review
"He has redefined not only what it means to be American, but the fabric of the Great American Novel itself." -Jhumpa Lahiri
A spellbinding exploratio...
"A tour de force... One of contemporary American literature's major chroniclers of manhood." -The Atlantic
"[A] knockout... Lee reinvents himself with each book." -The Boston Globe
"Moving... a classic bildungsroman." -The New York Times Book Review
"He has redefined not only what it means to be American, but the fabric of the Great American Novel itself." -Jhumpa Lahiri
A spellbinding exploratio...
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