Vi Khi Nao: The Italy Letters
The Italy Letters
Buch
- Melville House Publishing, 08/2024
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781685891305
- Bestellnummer: 11721762
- Umfang: 192 Seiten
- Gewicht: 367 g
- Maße: 177 x 127 mm
- Stärke: 12 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 13.8.2024
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
“Vi Khi Nao's fictional language is full of magical slippages ... an esoteric sadness seeps up through surface deadpan and pizzazz." —Jonathan LethemA mesmerizing epistolary tale of a sensual queer love affair set against the backdrop of Las Vegas' gritty underbelly.
The Italy Letters is a slim, powerful shot of literary fantasia from one of America’s best-kept secrets. Long an underground favorite, visionary writer Vi Khi Nao weaves an unforgettable and highly distinctive story of a love affair suffused with longing, erotic passion, and heartbreak—all while painting a picture of the gritty underside of Las Vegas.
This beautiful and mesmerizing novel by a queer Vietnamese American writer is a brilliant and unclassifiable work of fiction that takes the form of a series of letters written by the unnamed narrator to her lover in Italy … part of a stream-of-consciousness narrative that is by turns poignant, bawdy, funny, and disturbing—and often beautifully poetic.
Along the way, the story touches on the immigrant experience, LGBTQIA identity, social class, writing, betrayal, sex, and homesickness. The result is an authentically distinctive piece of writing from a writer on the cusp of wide acclaim.
Vi Khi Nao
The Italy Letters
EUR 19,43*