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Cathy Linh Che chronicles the complex journey of her own parents, refugees who escaped the Vietnam War, and how their identity shaped her perception of herself.
Winner of the 2026 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award
2025 National Book Award Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Finalist
2026 APALA Literature Awards - Asian American Poetry Winner
Ms. Magazine's Best Poetry of 2024 and 2025
Electric Literature's Best Poetry Collections, 2025
NPR's Books We Love 2025
2026 ALA RUSA Notable Poetry List
The long-awaited sophomore poetry collection by award-winning writer Cathy Linh Che, on familial estrangement, the Vietnam War, and Francis Ford Coppola's ...
2025 National Book Award Finalist
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Finalist
2026 APALA Literature Awards - Asian American Poetry Winner
Ms. Magazine's Best Poetry of 2024 and 2025
Electric Literature's Best Poetry Collections, 2025
NPR's Books We Love 2025
2026 ALA RUSA Notable Poetry List
The long-awaited sophomore poetry collection by award-winning writer Cathy Linh Che, on familial estrangement, the Vietnam War, and Francis Ford Coppola's ...
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