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Jenny zhang born 1983 is an american writer, poet, and prolific essayist based in brooklyn, new york. May 03, 2018 jenny zhang s astounding short story collection, sour heart, combines ingenious and tightly controlled technical artistry with an unfettered emotional directness that frequently moves, within single sentences, from overwhelming beauty to abject pain new yorker the writing is vibrant, the smells of the city vivid. Jenny zhangs astounding short story collection, sour heart, combines ingenious and tightly controlled technical artistry with an unfettered emotional directness that frequently moves, within single sentences, from overwhelming beauty to abject pain new yorker the writing is vibrant, the smells of the city vivid. Enter for your chance to win one of 25 copies of sour heart by jenny zhang. Aug 10, 2017 centred on a community of immigrants who have traded their endangered lives as artists in china and taiwan for the constant struggle of life on the poverty line in 1990s new york city, the stories that make up sour heart examine the many ways that family and history can weigh us down, but also lift us up.
Finalist for the believer book award named one of the best books of the year by the new yorker npr o. Excerpt reading by author jenny zhang from her debut book. Jenny zhang s astounding short story collection, sour heart, combines ingenious and tightly controlled technical artistry with an unfettered emotional directness that frequently moves, within single sentences, from overwhelming beauty to abject pain new yorker the writing is vibrant, the smells of the city vivid. Fuelled by jenny zhang s singular voice and sly humour, sour heart introduces a bright new force in literary fiction. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Read sour heart pdf stories by jenny zhang lenny a sly debut story collection that conjures the experience of adolescence through the. Sour heart by jenny zhang, 9781408892404, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The first collection of short stories by poet and essayist zhang dear jenny, we are all find highlights the intersections between several chinese and taiwanese immigrant families living in. Writer and poet jenny zhangs debut short story collection about the. Aug 10, 2017 sour heart by jenny zhang, 9781408892404, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sour heart. One focus of her work is on the chinese american immigrant identity and experience in the united states.
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