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A vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of color, sharing the experiences, cultural traditions, and convictions that have shaped them and their work "Electric essays that speak to the experience of writing from the periphery . . . a guide, a comfort, and a call all at once."--Laila Lalami, author of Conditional Citizens Filled with empathy and wisdom, instruction a...

A new book from Elizabeth Heyert known for her classic trilogy of "The Sleepers", "The Travelers" and "The Narcissists". Once again she assumes her role as an observer, this time shot during four trips to China.

Ein preisgekrönter Roman über China von den 1940ern bis heute, über zwei eng verbundene Musikerfamilien und ihr Schicksal. Die herzzerreißenden Lebensgeschichten der Musiker, ihrer Freunde, Familien und Geliebten, die in den Strudel der Politik geraten, in das Auf und Ab von Revolution, Gewalt und Unterdrückung, führen zu der universellsten und zugleich privatesten aller Fragen: Wie kann der Mensch sich selbst treu bleiben, lieben und kreativ ...

Die Geschenkausgabe mit der abgerundeten Ecke: anspruchsvolle Haptik, hochwertiges Papier, mit Lesebändchen, kleines Format.In wunderbaren, ergreifenden Geschichten spürt die kanadische Schriftstellerin Madeleine Thien den oft krummen Wegen der Liebe nach. Mit wenigen Strichen fängt sie entscheidende Szenen des Familienlebens ein, ob in der Kindheit oder bei Erwachsenen, und zeigt erschreckend klar, wie Nähe, Vertrauen und Zuneigung den Mensch...

Quando Marie vede per la prima volta il capitolo 17 del "Libro dei ricordi" - un taccuino lungo e stretto, coperto di ideogrammi che lei non è in grado di riconoscere -, ancora non sa che quella storia, letta, raccontata, ricopiata, passata di mano in mano, la accompagnerà per il resto della vita. Perché in quei taccuini non sono contenute solo le peripezie di Da-wei e di Quattro Maggio, l'avventuriero che salpa per l'America e l'eroina che at...

Die Neurologin Janie kam als Mädchen von Kambodscha nach Kanada und hat sich in Montreal ein neues Leben aufgebaut. Als ihr Kollege und Mentor Hiroji plötzlich spurlos verschwindet, bricht diese Welt für sie zusammen, und sie muss sich der eigenen Vergangenheit stellen. Die preisgekrönte Schriftstellerin Madeleine Thien folgt den Erinnerungen, Verletzungen und Träumen ihrer Figuren aus dem Kanada der Gegenwart in den tropischen Dschungel Kambo...

A trade relaunch with new livery of the first novel from the author of the Man Booker shortlisted Do Not Say We Have Nothing, an intergenerational love story that crosses Malaysia, Indonesia and Canada.

In a single year, my father left us twice. The first time, to end his marriage, and the second, when he took his own life. I was ten years old." Master storyteller Madeleine Thien takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives of two successive generations-those who lived through Mao's Cultural Revolution and their children, who became the students protesting in Tiananmen Square. At the center of this epic story are two youn...

Set in Cambodia during the regime of the-Khmer Rouge and in present day Montreal, Dogs at the Perimeter tells the story of Janie, who as a child experiences the terrible violence carried out by the Khmer Rouge and loses everything she holds dear. Three decades later, Janie has relocated to Montreal, although the scars of her past remain visible. After abandoning her husband and son and taking refuge in the home of her friend, the scientist Hir...

Guest Edited by Catherine Leroux and Madeleine Thien.2017 marks the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation, when the British colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were united. In this special issue of Granta, we celebrate the diversity of social, political and literary life in Canada, the largest country in the western hemisphere, and one of the few where the experiment of multiculturalism appears to have workedBringing yo...

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In wunderbaren, ergreifenden Geschichten spürt die kanadische Schriftstellerin Madeleine Thien den oft krummen Wegen der Liebe nach. Mit wenigen Strichen fängt sie entscheidende Szenen des Familienlebens ein, ob in der Kindheit oder bei Erwachsenen, und zeigt erschreckend klar, wie Nähe, Vertrauen und Zuneigung den Menschen erst empfänglich machen für den Schmerz.

A powerful and starkly beautiful novel about Cambodia, from an award-winning Canadian writer. As absorbing as it is important, it addresses one of the most horrifying events of the 20th century, the Khmer Rouge, told through the eyes of a child. 'A moving, densely poetic narrative which implicitly asks us to consider the essence of who we are' "Metro

In Canada in 1991, ten-year-old Marie and her mother invite a guest into their home: a young woman who has fled China in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests. Her name is Ai-Ming. As her relationship with Marie deepens, Ai-Ming tells the story of her family in revolutionary China, from the crowded teahouses in the first days of Chairman Mao's ascent, to the Shanghai Conservatory in the 1960s and the events leading to the Beijing demo...

Winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2016 and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016, "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" is an epic and resonant novel about the far-reaching effects of China's revolutionary history, brilliantly told through the stories of two interlinked musical families, spanning more than six decades. Told with wit, intimacy and moral complexity, it brings to life one of the most significant political regimes of the 20th century.

Janie ha lasciato la Cambogia a undici anni. In Canada, ad attenderla, c'è il suo futuro: l'adolescenza con la madre adottiva, gli studi di elettrofisiologia, e poi l'incontro con Navin, il marito, e la nascita di Kiri. I genitori e Sopham, il fratello minore, li ha seppelliti insieme alla sua vecchia identità, la bambina che i khmer rossi chiamavano Mei. E con loro Phnom Penh, "la città alla confluenza dei fiumi" con i suoi templi luccicanti,...