Taipei Story

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Beschreibung

'Rebecca F. Kuang is about as accomplished as it's possible to get' <em>VOGUE</em><p><strong><em>First love. Second language. Final goodbyes.</em></strong></p><p><strong>For Lily, mastering Chinese means connection:</strong></p><p><strong>To her family</strong></p><p><strong>Her heritage</strong></p><p><strong>To herself</strong></p><p><strong>But what if waiting for perfection means it's too late to get the answers she wants most?</strong></p><p><strong>The electrifying new novel from the literary phenomenon.</strong></p>'An unstoppable force in the literary world'<em> NEW STATESMAN</em>'A prolific maverick with rare satirical wit'<em> GUARDIAN</em><p><strong>Yale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection.</strong></p><p>But her summer of discovery quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate unbearable, and a reckless, deeply awkward trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon ignites vicious gossip.</p><p>Then her grandfather dies.</p><p>Grieving and adrift, Lily must confront her own questions about the culture she inherited but never fully understood. She embarks on a wryly funny, often devastating search for understanding: of herself, her family, and the meaning of home.</p><p>All over one unforgettable summer in Taipei.</p><p><strong>'Kuang is sharply attuned to current mores, but prefers satire to lecturing - reminiscent, in this respect, of her fellow American writers Kiley Reid and Curtis Sittenfeld, who have also written wonderful campus novels. I loved this idiosyncratic coming-of-age story' <em>THE SPECTATOR</em></strong></p><p><strong>'For fans of Sally Rooney and Coco Mellors' <em>COUNTRY &amp; TOWN HOUSE</em></strong></p><p><strong>'A sophisticated coming-of-age story' <em>SUNDAY TIMES</em></strong></p><p><strong>'A timely, deeply moving novel' GUARDIAN</strong></p><p><strong>'Masterful and intelligent' BBC RADIO 4 FRONT ROW</strong></p><p><strong>'A sharp look at second-generation im

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780008841478

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

239 x 161 x 34 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Harper Collins Publ. UK