The Leavers (National Book Award Finalist): A Novel Ko, Lisa

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Algonquin Books
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Binding
hardcover
Pages
352
Unspsc Code
55101500
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First Edition
Publication Date
2017-05-02T00:00:01Z
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The Leavers (National Book Award Finalist): A Novel
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2017-05-02T00:00:01Z
Product Site Launch Date
2016-06-21T01:29:34.041Z
ISBN
9781616206888
Book Title
Leavers (National Book Award Finalist) : a Novel
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Item Length
9 in
Publication Year
2017
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.1 in
Author
Lisa Ko
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Family Life, Coming of Age, Asian American
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
352 Pages
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FINALIST FOR THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Entertainment Weekly , the Los Angeles Times , BuzzFeed , Bustle , and Electric Literature "There was a time I would have called Lisa Ko's novel beautifully written, ambitious, and moving, and all of that is true, but it's more than that now: if you want to understand a forgotten and essential part of the world we live in, The Leavers is required reading." --Ann Patchett,author of Commonwealth Lisa Ko's powerful debut, The Leavers , is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice. One morning, Deming Guo's mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon--and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her. With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left mystified and bereft. Eventually adopted by a pair of well-meaning white professors, Deming is moved from the Bronx to a small town upstate and renamed Daniel Wilkinson. But far from all he's ever known, Daniel struggles to reconcile his adoptive parents' desire that he assimilate with his memories of his mother and the community he left behind. Told from the perspective of both Daniel--as he grows into a directionless young man--and Polly, Ko's novel gives us one of fiction's most singular mothers. Loving and selfish, determined and frightened, Polly is forced to make one heartwrenching choice after another. Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid examination of borders and belonging. It's a moving story of how a boy comes into his own when everything he loves is taken away, and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of the past.

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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN-10
1616206888
ISBN-13
9781616206888
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Book Title
Leavers (National Book Award Finalist) : a Novel
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Family Life, Coming of Age, Asian American
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Fiction
Author
Lisa Ko
Format
Hardcover

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Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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2016-043934
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"There was a time I would have called Lisa Ko's novel beautifully written, ambitious and moving, and all of that is true, but it's more than that now: if you want to understand a forgotten and essential part of the world we live in, THE LEAVERS is required reading." --Ann Patchett, author of Commonwealth "One of 2017's most anticipated fiction debuts . . . The Leavers feels as relevant as ever as the future of immigrants in America hangs in the balance." --Time.com "Courageous, sensitive, and perfectly of this moment:  The Leavers  is everything I could hope for in a winner of the Bellwether Prize." --Barbara Kingsolver "A rich and sensitive portrait of lives lived across borders, cultures, and languages. . . One of the most engaging, deeply probing, and beautiful books I have read this year." -- Laila Lalami, author of The Moor's Account "This excellent book has already won the PEN/Bellwether Award for Socially Engaged Fiction (selected by Barbara Kingsolver). One morning, eleven-year-old Deming Gao's mother is unexpectedly deported to China. Deming is then adopted by a white family and renamed Daniel Wilkerson. But as he grows up, he struggles to reconcile his new life with his former one." --Bustle.com "Ko's debut is a sweeping examination of family through the eyes of a single mother, a Chinese immigrant, and her U.S.-born son, whose separation haunts and defines their lives. Ko's stunning tale of love and loyalty - to family, to country --- is a fresh and moving look at the immigrant experience in America, and is as timely as ever." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review   "Ko's debut novel has already won the 2016 Pen/Bellwether Award for Socially Engaged Fiction . . . The contest awards a novel 'that addresses issues of social justice and the impact of culture and politics on human relationships,' and Ko's book certainly fits that laudable description." --TheMillions.com   "An inspiring debut, which focuses on issues of assimilation and the true meaning of home. Ko's unforgettable narrative voice is a credit to the moving stories of immigration, loss, recovery, and acceptance that feel particularly suited to our times." -- Nylon Magazine   "This timely novel depicts the heart- and spirit-breaking difficulties faced by illegal immigrants with meticulous specificity." -- Kirkus Reviews "In  The Leavers,  Lisa Ko has created one of the most courageous mother characters in recent memory. Polly is brash, brave and heartbreaking and her ferocity is marvelous to behold.  The Leavers  is about the bonds between parents and children and the many pulls of home. It was a book I did not want to end." --Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman   "A moving mother/son story and welcome contribution to immigrant literature.  In writing about Polly and her son Deming, Ko captures one family's unique experience of becoming American while also exposing the loss of status, economic desperation, physical endangerment, and psychological grit of the undocumented worker as well as the alienation, double consciousness, mobility, and comparative access of the first generation." --Emily Raboteau, author of Searching for Zion, "Courageous, sensitive, and perfectly of this moment." --Barbara Kingsolver, author of Flight Behavior "A rich and sensitive portrait of lives lived across borders, cultures, and languages. The Leavers is one of the most engaging, deeply probing, and beautiful books I have read this year." -- Laila Lalami, author of The Moor's Account
Dewey Edition
23
Target Audience
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Dewey Decimal
813.6
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FINALIST FOR THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Entertainment Weekly , the Los Angeles Times , BuzzFeed , Bustle , and Electric Literature "There was a time I would have called Lisa Ko's novel beautifully written, ambitious, and moving, and all of that is true, but it's more than that now: if you want to understand a forgotten and essential part of the world we live in, The Leavers is required reading." --Ann Patchett,author of Commonwealth Lisa Ko's powerful debut, The Leavers , is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice. One morning, Deming Guo's mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon--and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her. With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left mystified and bereft. Eventually adopted by a pair of well-meaning white professors, Deming is moved from the Bronx to a small town upstate and renamed Daniel Wilkinson. But far from all he's ever known, Daniel struggles to reconcile his adoptive parents' desire that he assimilate with his memories of his mother and the community he left behind. Told from the perspective of both Daniel--as he grows into a directionless young man--and Polly, Ko's novel gives us one of fiction's most singular mothers. Loving and selfish, determined and frightened, Polly is forced to make one heartwrenching choice after another. Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid examination of borders and belonging. It's a moving story of how a boy comes into his own when everything he loves is taken away, and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of the past., FINALIST FOR THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Entertainment Weekly , the Los Angeles Times , BuzzFeed , Bustle , and Electric Literature "There was a time I would have called Lisa Ko's novel beautifully written, ambitious, and moving, and all of that is true, but it's more than that now: if you want to understand a forgotten and essential part of the world we live in, The Leavers is required reading." --Ann Patchett, author of Commonwealth Lisa Ko's powerful debut, The Leavers , is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice. One morning, Deming Guo's mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon--and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her. With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left mystified and bereft. Eventually adopted by a pair of well-meaning white professors, Deming is moved from the Bronx to a small town upstate and renamed Daniel Wilkinson. But far from all he's ever known, Daniel struggles to reconcile his adoptive parents' desire that he assimilate with his memories of his mother and the community he left behind. Told from the perspective of both Daniel--as he grows into a directionless young man--and Polly, Ko's novel gives us one of fiction's most singular mothers. Loving and selfish, determined and frightened, Polly is forced to make one heartwrenching choice after another. Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid examination of borders and belonging. It's a moving story of how a boy comes into his own when everything he loves is taken away, and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of the past.
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Copyright Date
2017

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