Book

Sour heart : stories / Jenny Zhang.

ISBN: 0399589384
ISBN: 9780399589386
Physical Description: 301 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York : Lenny, 2017.
Copyright: &copy;2017.

Zhang, Jenny, (author.). Zhang, Jenny. Empty, the empty, the empty. (Added Author). Zhang, Jenny. Evolution of my brother. (Added Author). Zhang, Jenny. My days and nights of terror. (Added Author). Zhang, Jenny. Our mothers before them. (Added Author). Zhang, Jenny. We love you Crispina. (Added Author). Zhang, Jenny. Why were they throwing bricks? (Added Author). Zhang, Jenny. You fell into the river and I saved you! (Added Author).

Summary:

"Centered on a community of immigrants who have traded their endangered lives as artists in China and Taiwan for the constant struggle of life at the poverty line in 1990s New York City, Zhang's exhilarating collection examines the many ways that family and history can weigh us down and also lift us up. From the young woman coming to terms with her grandmother's role in the Cultural Revolution to the daughter struggling to understand where her family ends and she begins, to the girl discovering the power of her body to inspire and destroy, these seven vibrant stories illuminate the complex and messy inner lives of girls struggling to define themselves. Fueled by Zhang's singular voice and sly humor, this collection introduces Zhang as a bright and devastating force in literary fiction"-- Provided by publisher.