The Leavers
Winner of the PEN/Bellweather Prize for Fiction
$23.75
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
24 April 2018
Summary
Winner of the 2016 PEN/BELLWETHER PRIZE, the 2017 ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE IN ADULT FICTION and the 2018 NEW YORK CITY HORNBLOWER AWARD FOR FIRST BOOK | Finalist for the 2018 PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD, the 2017 BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE and the 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
“Sensational” - The Guardian
“Utterly immersive” - Daily Mail
“There was a time I would have called Lisa Ko’s novel beautifully written, ambitious …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349700526 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349700524 |
| Author: | Lisa Ko |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Dialogue Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 24 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 324g |
| Dimensions: | 205mm x 138mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
Quietly sensational … its underlying themes of displacement and deportation carry deep and desperately urgent resonances far beyond America, and fiction
Queitly sensational … its underlying themes of displacement and deportation carry deep and desperately urgent resonances far beyond America, and fiction - Guardian
Utterly immersive - Daily MailOne of 2017’s most anticipated fiction debuts… The Leavers feels as relevant as ever as the future of immigrants in America hangs in the balance - TIMEThere was a time I would have called Lisa Ko’s novel beautifully written, ambitious, and moving, and all of that is true, but it’s more than that now: if you want to understand a forgotten and essential part of the world we live in, The Leavers is required reading - Ann Patchett, author of CommonwealthLisa Ko’s writing is snappy, real and completely engrossing… it took my breath away - Books ft. PoliticsA rich, multifaceted portrait of displacement and the trauma of not belonging - IndependentInstantly compelling - Stylist MagazineAmbitious … Lisa Ko has taken the headlines and has reminded us that beyond them lie messy, brave, extraordinary, ordinary lives - New York Times Book ReviewAbout The Author
Lisa Ko
Lisa Ko is the author of The Leavers, which was a 2017 National Book Award for Fiction finalist, won the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, and was a finalist for the 2018 PEN/Hemingway Award. The Leavers was a national best seller and was named a ‘best book of the year’ by NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, The Los Angeles Times, and others. Ko’s short fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories and her essays and nonfiction have been published in The New York Times, The Believer, and elsewhere.
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