Ambitious, exotic, and a classic book club read, 'The Piano Teacher' is a combination of 'Tenko' meets 'The Remains of the Day'.
Janice Y.K. Lee Knihy
1. január 1972
Janice Y. K. Lee sa vo svojich dielach zameriava na zložité rodinné vzťahy a kultúrne identity, často s koreňmi v ázijskej diaspóre. Jej prozaický štýl je jemný a prenikavý, s citom pre psychologickú hĺbku postáv a nuansované vykreslenie ich vnútorných svetov. Lee skúma témy príslušnosti, pamäte a vplyvu minulosti na súčasnosť, pričom jej rozprávanie plynule prechádza medzi rôznymi perspektívami a časovými rovinami. Čitatelia ocenia jej schopnosť zachytiť univerzálne ľudské skúsenosti prostredníctvom špecifických kultúrnych kontextov.
A complex and entangled text that explores inherited trauma, the presence of ghosts, interspecies communication, the dream world, grief, and human/animal separation. Weaving wisdom from her shamanic practice and the interstices of language, and in the difficult moments anticipating the deaths of her beloved dog companions, Separation Anxiety marks the first collection of poetry from acclaimed prose writer Janice Lee, and is a meditation on inhabitation and existence beyond the human.
A depiction of the cycles of abuse and trauma in a prolonged end-time, Imagine a Death examines the ways in which our pasts envelop us, the ways in which we justify horrible things in the name of survival, all of the horrible and beautiful things we are capable of when we are hurt and broken, and the animal companions that ground us.
I raced through this enthralling story of three very different American women living in the same small expat community in Hong Kong. One devastating moment has irreversible consequences for all three. I kept saying 'no, no, no' as I read the description of that moment. My husband said, 'What?' - and I said, 'Be quiet. Let me read.' Liane Moriarty
