Ghost town / Kevin Chen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chen, Kevin, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

LaVergne : Europa Editions, 2022.

System Details:

Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 6175 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB).

Summary:

A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF FALL 2022 FROM THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR and WINNER OF THE TAIWAN LITERATURE AWARD Keith Chen, the second son of a traditional Taiwanese family of seven, runs away from the oppression of his village to Berlin in the hope of finding acceptance as a young gay man. The novel begins a decade later, when Chen has just been released from prison for killing his boyfriend. He is about to return to his family's village, a poor and desolate place. With his parents gone, his sisters married, mad, or dead, there is nothing left for him there. As the story unfurls, we learn what tore this family apart and, more importantly, the truth behind the murder of Chen's boyfriend. Told in a myriad of voices, both living and dead, and moving through time with deceptive ease, Ghost Town weaves a mesmerizing web of family secrets and countryside superstitions, the search for identity and clash of cultures. ★ "Multidimensional characters, a beautifully realized setting, and an apposite surprise ending... This book is excellent."-Booklist (Starred Review)

Notes:

Title from eBook information screen..

ISBN:

9781609457990

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.