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Mimi Lok Last of Her Name

Mimi Lok Last of Her Name Essays & Short Stories

Mimi Lok Last of Her Name

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Winner of the 2020 PEN America Literary Award for Debut Short Story Collection, Mimi Lok's Last of Her Name narrates the interconnected lives of diasporic women from '80s UK suburbia to WWII Hong Kong and contemporary California Mimi Lok's Last of Her Name is an eye-opening story collection about the intimate, interconnected lives of diasporic women and the histories they are born into. Set in a wide range of time periods and locales, including '80s UK suburbia, WWII Hong Kong and contemporary urban California, the book features an eclectic cast of outsiders: among them, an elderly housebreaker, wounded lovers and kung-fu fighting teenage girls. Last of Her Name offers a meditation on female desire and resilience, family and the nature of memory.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
192
Release Date:
2019-10-22
Publication Date:
2019-10-22
Publisher:
Kaya Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1885030614
ISBN13:
9781885030610
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
401 g
Height:
220 cm
Width:
140 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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