<b>Tender, atmospheric, and wholly captivating</b> . . . Min has established herself as a <b>sharp </b>chronicler of contemporary China-and of the ever-complicated matters of the heart.

- Kirsten Chen, author of COUNTERFEIT,

<i>Shanghailanders</i> is a <b>wonderful, wildly smart and compelling</b> book. <b>If Shanghai is the future, this terrific novel knows it all. </b> We follow a glorious cluster of characters as they trip over their own longings, in this fiction of real astuteness.

- Joan Silber, author of SECRETS OF HAPPINESS,

<b>Bracing, thrilling, and breathtakingly smart </b>. . . <i>Shanghailanders</i> offers a new way of seeing. Not just of Shanghai, but France, Japan, America, and every last corner of its characters' minds . . . <b>Absolutely extraordinary</b>.

- Liam Callanan, author of PARIS BY THE BOOK,

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<b>Lyrical and haunting</b>, <i>Shanghailanders </i>explores the enduring mysteries of family . . . Min movingly portrays the Yangs and their many seasons of love and loss in a metropolis that perpetually rises, falls, and emerges from the ashes.<b> An extraordinary debut.</b>

- Vanessa Hua, author of FORBIDDEN CITY,

<b>Marvellous</b>.

- Laura Zigman, author of SMALL WORLD,

Smart, tender and lyrical - <i>Shanghailanders </i><b>never stops surprising the reader</b> . . .

- Jiaming Tang, author of CINEMA LOVE,

Readers can follow each family member throughout their life -- and <b>discover how lucky it is to have the benefit of hindsight</b>.

- Annie Lewis, "The best books to read in May 2024", Luxury London

Min's <b>remarkable </b>debut novel . . . Having knowledge of these characters' futures before we know about their past makes stumbling on their bygone days all the more <b>touching </b>. . . My answer to my original question of whether this unusual storytelling structure is worthwhile would be a resounding yes.

- Jean Kwok, The New York Times Book Review

<b>Ambitious </b>. . . a <b>thrilling, futuristic family drama</b> that captures the joys, disappointments, and inside jokes of one Shanghai family in reverse chronological order.

TIME

An <b>unusual and immersive</b> reading experience.

Kirkus Reviews

Min's debut novel is a complicated family story, told in reverse . . .<b> a family simmering with secrets and tensions</b>.

- "17 New Books Coming in May", The New York Times

Min's debut will be appreciated by readers who relish the joy of discovery and piecing information together to shape the characters and events in their own minds. It is an intriguing portrait of a fragmented family where nothing is ever quite what it seems. A strong option for book groups.

Library Journal

[An] assured debut, told in reverse chronology . . . credibly reflect[ing] the messiness of family. Min is a writer worth keeping tabs on.

Publishers Weekly

With a cosmopolitan scope that takes readers from Shanghai, to Paris, to Boston . . . There's something here for every reader.

- "Most Anticipated Debuts 2024", B&N Reads

<b>Enthralling </b>. . . In her <b>masterful </b>storytelling, <b>Min captures the essence of life</b> in a rapidly changing city and world . . . A <b>captivating read that will linger in the minds of readers</b>.

Booklist

[An] audacious debut . . . Min is<b> a talented writer whose debut shows much promise. Her own future, at least, appears bright.</b>

Washington Post

Min's prose is <b>quick-footed and captivating</b> and the book's structure of a novel-in-stories makes it<b> a perfect holiday read</b>, with interlocking tales to dip into between trips to the pool.

Monocle

<b>A colourful and ambitious novel</b><i>, Shanghailanders</i> deftly unpacks the meaning of family and belonging.

Dazed

Told in reverse chronological order, <b>this bold experiment with time pays off beautifully</b>, completely unsettling the reader's expectations. Min's prose is <b>elegant and crystalline</b> as it refracts the family's cruelties.

- Aube Rey Lescure, author of RIVER EAST, RIVER WEST, The Guardian

"I think love is when you think you need someonefor your survival. Survival, defined broadly.""The way you think, sometimes . . .""The way I think, what?""It . . . surprises me. Yoko, we need each other. Family - familyis all we have."'Smart, tender, and lyrical-SHANGHAILANDERS is a moving debut novel, and one that never stops surprising the reader . . . This is the kind of book I wish I'd read when I first was learning to write.' Jiaming Tang While the years rewind from 2040 back to 2014, Shanghailanders brings readers into the shared and separate lives of the Yang family, parent by parent, daughter by daughter, and through the eyes of the people in their orbit-a nanny from the provinces, a private driver with a penchant for danger, and a grandmother whose memories of the past echo the present. As they build their lives in this old, futuristic city, we see Leo, his wife Eko and their daughters Yumi, Yoko and Kiko trip over their own desires in their bids to connect with one another, in their attempts to be a family.Though the world shifts and brings change for each of the Yangs, universal constants remain: love is complex and family will always be stubbornly connected by blood, secrets, and longing. Dazzlingly constructed and achingly resonant, Shanghailanders is an unforgettable exploration of everything that follows 'happily ever after'-and the ways a family makes and remakes itself across the years.'A wonderful and wildly smart and compelling book. If Shanghai is the future, this terrific novel knows it all.' Joan Silber
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A dazzling and ambitious debut novel that follows a Shanghai household backward in time - from 2040 back to 2014 - exploring their secrets, their losses and the ways a family makes and remakes itself across the years.
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Tender, atmospheric, and wholly captivating . . . Min has established herself as a sharp chronicler of contemporary China-and of the ever-complicated matters of the heart.
Tender, atmospheric, and wholly captivating . . . Min has established herself as a sharp chronicler of contemporary China-and of the ever-complicated matters of the heart.Shanghailanders is a wonderful, wildly smart and compelling book. If Shanghai is the future, this terrific novel knows it all. We follow a glorious cluster of characters as they trip over their own longings, in this fiction of real astuteness.Bracing, thrilling, and breathtakingly smart . . . Shanghailanders offers a new way of seeing. Not just of Shanghai, but France, Japan, America, and every last corner of its characters' minds . . . Absolutely extraordinary.Lyrical and haunting, Shanghailanders explores the enduring mysteries of family . . . Min movingly portrays the Yangs and their many seasons of love and loss in a metropolis that perpetually rises, falls, and emerges from the ashes. An extraordinary debut.Marvellous.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780349704074
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Vendor
Dialogue Books
Vekt
520 gr
Høyde
236 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Biographical note

Juli Min is a Korean-American writer based in Shanghai. She was the founding editor and fiction editor of the Shanghai Literary Review. Raised in Seoul, New Jersey and New England, Min attended Phillips Academy Andover and Harvard University, where she studied Russian and comparative literature. She holds an MFA in fiction from Warren Wilson College.