- Epidemics, Fiction, Fiction, satire, Fiction, dystopian
Candace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine. With the recent passing of her Chinese immigrant parents, she’s had her fill of uncertainty.
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Contemporary, classical in form, contemplative and effortless.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- effortlessdemanding
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Ling Ma
- First published
- 2018
- Pages
- 304
- Publisher
- Picador, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Text Publishing Company
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English, German
- ISBN
- 9781925773279
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