5/7/2023 0 Comments E lily yu on fragile wavesThis is a knockout." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review ★ " On Fragile Waves is a lyrical fabulist novel that will enchant readers of both literary fiction and fantasy." - Booklist, starred review ★ "An evocative and heart-lacerating debut novel. ★ "In flowing, lyrical prose, Yu showcases the power of folklore and the pain of displacement. Lily Yu, winner of the Astounding Award for Best New Writer and author of the Washington Book Award-winning novel On Fragile Waves, praised by the New York Times Book Review as "devastating and perfect." For readers who loved the intelligence and compassion in Kim Fu's Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century and the dreamlike prose of Kelly Link's Magic for Beginners, this collection introduces the short fiction of E. At turns bittersweet and boundary-breaking, poignant and profound, these twenty-two stories sing, as the oldest fables do, of what it means to be alive in this strange, terrible, beautiful world. On a nameless shore, a small monster searches for refuge and finds unexpected courage. In Nineveh, a judge who prides himself on impartiality finds himself questioned by a mysterious god. In a field in Louisiana, birdwatchers forge an indelible connection over a shared glimpse of a Vermilion Flycatcher, and fall. In the village of Yiwei, a fallen wasp nest unfurls into a beautifully accurate map. Book Synopsis The strange, the sublime, and the monstrous confront one another with astonishing consequences in this collection of twenty-two stories from award-winning writer E.
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