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LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/OPEN BOOK AWARDCompellingly complexExpands the future of the immigrant novel even as it holds us in uneasy thrall to the past. Gish Jen, New York Times Book ReviewCombining the emotional resonance of Home Fire with the ambition and innovation of Asymmetry, a lyrical and thoughtprovoking debut novel that explores the complex web of grief, memory, time, physics, history, and selfhood in the immigrant experience, and the complicated bond between daughters and mothers.On the night of June Fourth, a woman gives birth in a Beijing hospital alone. Thus begins the unraveling of Su Lan, a brilliant physicist who until this moment has successfully erased her past, fighting what she calls the minds arrow of time.When Su Lan dies unexpectedly seventeen years later, it is her daughter Liya who inherits the silences and contradictions of her life. Liya, who grew up in America, takes her mothers ashes to Chinato her, an unknown country. In a territory inhabited by the ghosts of the living and the dead, Liyas memories are joined by those of two others: Zhu Wen, the woman last to know Su Lan before she left China, and Yongzong, the father Liya has never known. In this way a portrait of Su Lan emerges: an ambitious scientist, an ambivalent mother, and a woman whose relationship to her own past shapes and ultimately unmakes Liyas own sense of displacement.A story of migrations literal and emotional, spanning time, space and class, Little Gods is a sharp yet expansive exploration of the aftermath of unfulfilled dreams, an immigrant story in negative that grapples with our tenuous connections to memory, history, and self.
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- Q: What is the main theme of 'Little Gods: A Novel'? A: 'Little Gods' explores the complex web of grief, memory, time, and the immigrant experience, focusing on the intricate bond between mothers and daughters.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Little Gods'? A: The author of 'Little Gods' is Meng Jin.
- Q: When was 'Little Gods' published? A: 'Little Gods' was published on January 12, 2021.
- Q: What is the genre of 'Little Gods'? A: 'Little Gods' falls under the genre of Cultural Heritage and is a literary fiction novel.
- Q: How many pages does 'Little Gods' have? A: 'Little Gods' has a total of 320 pages.
- Q: Is 'Little Gods' available in different formats? A: 'Little Gods' is available in paperback format.
- Q: What is the condition of the book? A: 'Little Gods' is available in new condition.
- Q: What can readers expect from the writing style of 'Little Gods'? A: Readers can expect a lyrical and thought-provoking writing style that combines emotional depth with innovative storytelling.
- Q: Does 'Little Gods' address the immigrant experience? A: 'Little Gods' deeply addresses the immigrant experience through the protagonist's journey and the exploration of identity and belonging.
- Q: Are there any awards associated with 'Little Gods'? A: 'Little Gods' was longlisted for the PEN/Open Book Award.