A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year Winner of the James Michener/Copernicus Society Fellowship Prize Lambda Literary Foundation Editor's Choice Award
"Incomparable . . . because of its bravery, its wisdom, its vitality, and because it's a novel that never stops haunting." --Junot Diaz
" Chee] says volumes with just a few incendiary words." --New York Times
"Arresting . . . profound and poetic . . . Chee's voice is worth listening to." --San Francisco Chronicle
"Alexander Chee gets my vote for the...
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year Winner of the James Michener/Copernicus Society Fellowship Prize Lambda Literary Found...
National Bestseller New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - An Indie Next Pick A Best Book of the Year from NPR, Boston Globe, Buzzfeed, Esquire, San Francisco Chronicle, Time Out, Self, Jezebel, The Portland Mercury, Electric Literature, and Entropy Magazine
"It just sounds terrific. It sounds like opera." --Joan Acocella, The New Yorker
"Sprawling, soaring, bawdy, and plotted like a fine embroidery." --Scott Simon, NPR
"Dazzling." --Wall Street Journal...
National Bestseller New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - An Indie Next Pick A Best Book of the Year from NPR, B...
