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Ghost town : a novel in 45 chapters / Kevin Chen ; translated from the Mandarin (and the Taiwanese) by Darryl Sterk.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781609457983 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 327 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: English-language edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Europa Editions, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in Taiwan by MirrorFiction Inc. |
| Language Note: | Translated from the Mandarin and the Taiwanese. |
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| Subject: | Estranged families > Fiction. Ex-convicts > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. Young gay men > Taiwan > Fiction. Taiwan > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Gay fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | FIC Chen | 31681010300747 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Fleeing the oppression of his village in Berlin to find acceptance as a gay man, Chen Tien-Hong, the only son of a traditional Taiwanese family, returns home after ten years and a prison sentence to find his family gone. - Baker & Taylor
Fleeing the oppression of his village in Berlin to find acceptance as a gay man, Chen Tien-Hong, the only son of a traditional Taiwanese family, returns home after 10 years and a prison sentence to find his family gone. - Perseus Publishing
A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF FALL 2022
FROM THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR & 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 familyâs 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 Chenâs 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.
? âMultidimensional characters, a beautifully realized setting, and an apposite surprise ending... This book is excellent.ââBooklist (Starred Review)
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