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Andrew Lam Birds of Paradise Lost (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Birds of Paradise Lost
- Publication Name
- Birds of Paradise Lost
- Title
- Birds of Paradise Lost
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9781597092685
- ISBN
- 9781597092685
- Publisher
- Red Hen Press
- Genre
- Fiction
- Release Date
- 18/04/2013
- Release Year
- 2013
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Item Width
- 5in
- Item Weight
- 204g
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Topic
- Short Stories (Single Author), General, Asian American
- Number of Pages
- 216 Pages
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*Finalist for the California Book Award* The thirteen stories in Birds of Paradise Lost shimmer with humor and pathos as they chronicle the anguish and joy and bravery of America's newest Americans, the troubled lives of those who fled Vietnam and remade themselves in the San Francisco Bay Area. The past--memories of war and its aftermath, of murder, arrest, re-education camps and new economic zones, of escape and shipwreck and atrocity--is ever present in these wise and compassionate stories. It plays itself out in surprising ways in the lives of people who thought they had moved beyond the nightmares of war and exodus. It comes back on TV in the form of a confession from a cannibal; it enters the Vietnamese restaurant as a Vietnam Vet with a shameful secret; it articulates itself in the peculiar tics of a man with Tourette's Syndrome who struggles to deal with a profound tragedy. Birds of Paradise Lost is an emotional tour de force, intricately rendering the false starts and revelations in the struggle for integration, and in so doing, the human heart.
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Publisher
Red Hen Press
ISBN-10
1597092681
ISBN-13
9781597092685
eBay Product ID (ePID)
144000749
Product Key Features
Book Title
Birds of Paradise Lost
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), General, Asian American
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3612.A54328b57
Reviews
"Andrew Lam is one of a handful of writers who are truly necessary to the emotional and intellectual health of American culture today. Whether exploring the contemporary political ironies of the streets, the fates of individual victims of war, or the indefinable tenderness between lovers, his stories show us truth we may have turned away from or never recognized. Lam's stories go deep and stay with you a long time." --Frank Stewart, Editor, Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing, "Andrew Lam's exacting delivery is matched only by his mesmerizing story; and in this collection of tales, both raw and oneiric, is a majestic credo." --Oscar Hijuelos, "After reading Birds of Paradise Lost , it feels as if one has been to the opera. This is a work drenched in color and music, sorrow and beauty. The intensity of emotion conveyed in these pages is stunning. A bravura performance." -Lori Marie Carlson, author of The Sunday Tertulia, "I've been reading Andrew Lam's work since he was a budding journalist nearly two decades ago. Lam is a sharp writer with wit, charm, and wisdom." --Andrew X. Pham, author of Catfish and Mandala., "Read Andrew Lam, and bask in his love of language, and his compassion for people, both those here and those from far away. He reminds us that we have history in common; we can laugh and cry together." -Maxine Hong Kingston, "These poignant, sometimes humorous, often heart-rending stories gift us with the voices and faces of the Vietnamese-American community: a community that has finally been able to express itself through the fiction of a new generation of writers such as Andrew Lam. Yet this is also fiction which in its universal and human truths pulls off the delicate trick of both including and transcending the ethnic genre and firmly situates Lam among the best writers of American-and world-literature." -Wayne Karlin, author of Wandering Souls: Journeys with the Dead and the Living in Viet Nam "Lam has already demonstrated his charisma and wisdom in his essays. With his first collection of stories, he shows that this energy and wit transfers quite easily to his fiction, compelling us with painful, complex stories of perseverance and hope. You will read through these stories quickly, voraciously, and then you will read them again, keeping these characters in your heart, for years to come." -Aimee Phan, author of We Should Never Meet and The Reeducation of Cherry Truong "When I grow up, I want to be Andrew Lam. I want to write with a kind of voice that is both charming and full of sadness and humour. Mr. Lam is an important writer, providing a unique lens into American life. Yes, someday, I would like to be Andrew Lam." -Noël Alumit, author of Talking to the Moon , a Los Angeles Times Bestseller "Lam writes with heart and humor, delivering stories that pack an unexpected emotional punch." -Angie Chau, author of Quiet As They Come "As a fellow Vietnamese American, I don't read Andrew Lam's stories; I experience them. There are very few writers who can achieve this for me; Andrew can." -Lac Su, author of I Love Yous Are for White People . "What strikes me the most in Andrew Lam's short stories is the author's ability to capture insights about the small but extraordinary moments of life, the various rational and irrational factors that drive people to connect or set apart, and the gap between those who hold dearly to the past and those who can let go of it. Lam does this through refined language and subtle poking at societal norms. The exploration of love, detachment, lust, and the complex family dynamics generated with Vietnamese American successes on the West Coast is both deep and entertaining." -Isabelle Pelaud, Asian Americans Studies Professor at San Francisco State University, author of This Is All I Choose to Tell "Whatever happened to the Vietnamese 'boat people' who escaped after the fall of Saigon? 'A lot' is the simple answer; for a complicated, often scabrously funny account, read Andrew Lam's stories. They are so American, so unexpected, so nuanced and robust, that you will be informed, charmed, and deeply moved." -Howard Junker, Editor Emeritus, Zyzzyva, "Andrew Lam's Birds of Paradise Lost brilliantly engages the fundamental theme of much great literary work: who am I and what is my place in the universe? His stories are elegant and humane and funny and sad. Lam has instantly established himself as one of our finest fiction writers." --Robert Olen Butler, "I've been reading Andrew Lam's work since he was a budding journalist nearly two decades ago. Lam is a sharp writer with wit, charm, and wisdom." --Andrew X. Pham, author of Catfish and Mandala., "Andrew Lam is one of a handful of writers who are truly necessary to the emotional and intellectual health of American culture today. Whether exploring the contemporary political ironies of the streets, the fates of individual victims of war, or the indefinable tenderness between lovers, his stories show us truth we may have turned away from or never recognized. Lam's stories go deep and stay with you a long time." --Frank Stewart, Editor, Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing, "After reading Birds of Paradise Lost , it feels as if one has been to the opera. This is a work drenched in color and music, sorrow and beauty. The intensity of emotion conveyed in these pages is stunning. A bravura performance." --Lori Marie Carlson, author of The Sunday Tertulia, "Andrew Lam's exacting delivery is matched only by his mesmerizing story; and in this collection of tales, both raw and oneiric, is a majestic credo." --Oscar Hijuelos, "Andrew Lam's Birds of Paradise Lost brilliantly engages the fundamental theme of much great literary work: who am I and what is my place in the universe? His stories are elegant and humane and funny and sad. Lam has instantly established himself as one of our finest fiction writers." -Robert Olen Butler, "Andrew Lam's Birds of Paradise Lost brilliantly engages the fundamental theme of much great literary work: who am I and what is my place in the universe? His stories are elegant and humane and funny and sad. Lam has instantly established himself as one of our finest fiction writers." --Robert Olen Butler, "While Andrew Lam's characters share a broader history, each story is an entire world that Lam animates fully with remarkably spare strokes. What these stories have in common is the intelligence behind them, which is at once fierce, compassionate, and wonderfully perverse. Each story pleases and surprises, and the collection as a whole resonates long after the reading is done." -Elise Blackwell, author of Hunger , "Andrew Lam's exacting delivery is matched only by his mesmerizing story; and in this collection of tales, both raw and oneiric, is a majestic credo." -Oscar Hijuelos, "While Andrew Lam's characters share a broader history, each story is an entire world that Lam animates fully with remarkably spare strokes. What these stories have in common is the intelligence behind them, which is at once fierce, compassionate, and wonderfully perverse. Each story pleases and surprises, and the collection as a whole resonates long after the reading is done." --Elise Blackwell, author of Hunger, "After reading Birds of Paradise Lost , it feels as if one has been to the opera. This is a work drenched in color and music, sorrow and beauty. The intensity of emotion conveyed in these pages is stunning. A bravura performance." --Lori Marie Carlson, author of The Sunday Tertulia, "I've been reading Andrew Lam's work since he was a budding journalist nearly two decades ago. Lam is a sharp writer with wit, charm, and wisdom." -Andrew X. Pham, author of Catfish and Mandala., "While Andrew Lam's characters share a broader history, each story is an entire world that Lam animates fully with remarkably spare strokes. What these stories have in common is the intelligence behind them, which is at once fierce, compassionate, and wonderfully perverse. Each story pleases and surprises, and the collection as a whole resonates long after the reading is done." --Elise Blackwell, author of Hunger , "Read Andrew Lam, and bask in his love of language, and his compassion for people, both those here and those from far away. He reminds us that we have history in common; we can laugh and cry together." --Maxine Hong Kingston, "Andrew Lam is one of a handful of writers who are truly necessary to the emotional and intellectual health of American culture today. Whether exploring the contemporary political ironies of the streets, the fates of individual victims of war, or the indefinable tenderness between lovers, his stories show us truth we may have turned away from or never recognized. Lam's stories go deep and stay with you a long time." -Frank Stewart, Editor, Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing
Copyright Date
2013
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lccn
2012-023849
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Dewey Edition
23
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