The Age of Goodbyes (eBook, ePUB)
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By one of Southeast Asia's most exciting writers, The Age of Goodbyes is a wildly inventive account of family history, political turmoil, and the redemptive grace of storytelling.In 1969, in the wake of Malaysia's deadliest race riots, a woman named Du Li An secures her place in society by marrying a gangster. In a parallel narrative, a critic known only as The Fourth Person explores the work of a writer also named Du Li An. And a third storyline is in the second person; you are reading a novel titled The Age of Goodbyes. Floundering in the wake of your mother's death, you are trying to unpack...
By one of Southeast Asia's most exciting writers, The Age of Goodbyes is a wildly inventive account of family history, political turmoil, and the redemptive grace of storytelling.
In 1969, in the wake of Malaysia's deadliest race riots, a woman named Du Li An secures her place in society by marrying a gangster. In a parallel narrative, a critic known only as The Fourth Person explores the work of a writer also named Du Li An. And a third storyline is in the second person; you are reading a novel titled The Age of Goodbyes. Floundering in the wake of your mother's death, you are trying to unpack the secrets surrounding your lineage.
The Age of Goodbyeswhich begins on page 513, a reference to the riots of May 13, 1969is the acclaimed debut by Li Zi Shu. The winner of multiple awards and a Taiwanese bestseller, this dazzling novel is a profound exploration of what happens to personal memory when official accounts of history distort and render it taboo.
In 1969, in the wake of Malaysia's deadliest race riots, a woman named Du Li An secures her place in society by marrying a gangster. In a parallel narrative, a critic known only as The Fourth Person explores the work of a writer also named Du Li An. And a third storyline is in the second person; you are reading a novel titled The Age of Goodbyes. Floundering in the wake of your mother's death, you are trying to unpack the secrets surrounding your lineage.
The Age of Goodbyeswhich begins on page 513, a reference to the riots of May 13, 1969is the acclaimed debut by Li Zi Shu. The winner of multiple awards and a Taiwanese bestseller, this dazzling novel is a profound exploration of what happens to personal memory when official accounts of history distort and render it taboo.
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