Self-Portrait with Ghost - Meng Jin
Category: General Fiction
Tags: General Fiction, Anthology, Adults, Contemporary
A knockout short story collectionEach one of these 10 dizzyingly immersive stories offers up a heady and visceral portrait of what ails us, from isolation and self-doubt, to unrequited love and regret over what might have been, to what it means to be (and to be considered) an American. San Francisco Chronicle, Meng Jins critically acclaimed debut novel, Little Gods, was praised as spectacular and emotionally polyphonic (Omar El-Akkad, BookPage), powerful (Washington Post), and meticulously observed, daringly imagined (Claire Messud). Now Jin turns her considerable talents to short fiction, in ten thematically linked stories., Written during the turbulent years of the Trump administration and the first year of the pandemic, these stories explore intimacy and isolation, coming-of-age and coming to terms with the repercussions of past mistakes, fraying relationships and surprising moments of connection. Moving between San Francisco and China, and from unsparing realism to genre-bending d
