When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities

Chen Chen

ISBN 10: 1780374860 / ISBN 13: 9781780374864

Published by Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 2019

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pp. 96.

Seller Inventory # 370889098

Bibliographic Details

• Title: When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities
• Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780374860
• ISBN 13: 9781780374864
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

'Chen Chen's When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities asks how one might find humour, hope and joy amid the tensions that arise from conflicting loyalties.' - Mary Jean Chan, The Guardian

In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family - the strained relationship between a mother and son, the cost of necessary goodbyes - all from Asian American, immigrant and queer perspectives. Holding all accountable, this refreshingly candid and entertainingly provocative collection fully embraces the loss, grief, and abundant joy that come with charting one's own path in identity, life and love. Foreword by Jericho Brown.