"Unique, dense, enthralling . . . Jen unwinds another expansive story of identity and acceptance, deploying voices that are as haunting and revealing as they are original." Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
"Sharply funny and wisely compassionate, Jen’s richly stippled novel slyly questions every assumption about existence and meaning even as it celebrates generosity, friendship, and love." Booklist, starred review
Gish Jen is the author of the novels Typical American, Mona in the Promised Land, The Love Wife and Who’s Irish, a book of stories. Her honors include the Lannan Award for Fiction and the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives with her husband and two children in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Gish Jen is the author of the novels Typical American, Mona in the Promised Land, The Love Wife and Who’s Irish, a book of stories. Her honors include the Lannan Award for Fiction and the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives with her husband and two children in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
