WHAT HUNGER TPB
Εκδότης Little Brown , ISBN 9781472160362
A haunting coming-of-age tale following the daughter of Vietnamese
immigrants, Ronny Nguyen, as she grapples with the weight of generational
trauma while navigating the violent power of teenage girlhood, for fans of
Jennifer's Body and Little Fires Everywhere.
It's the summer before high school and Ronny Nguyen's days are spent dozing off to
trashy magazines. In contrast stands her brother Tommy, the pride of their immigrant
parents and destined to be the first in the family to attend college. The thought of Tommy
leaving for college and being left alone with her parents, Me and Ba, fills Ronny with
dread.
Their parents rarely speak of their past in Vietnam, except through the lens of food. Their
meals are a tapestry of cultural memory: thick spring rolls with nem nuong, and steaming
bowls of pho tai with slices of blood-red beef. In the aftermath of the war, Me and Ba
taught Ronny and Tommy that meat was a dangerous luxury, a symbol of survival that
should never be taken for granted.
But when tragedy strikes, Ronny's world is upended. Her sense of self and her
understanding of her family are shattered. A few nights later at a party, a boy crosses the
line, and Ronny is overtaken by a force larger than herself. This newfound power comes
with an insatiable hunger for flesh, a craving that is both a saving grace and a potential
destroyer
Περίληψη
A haunting coming-of-age tale following the daughter of Vietnamese
immigrants, Ronny Nguyen, as she grapples with the weight of generational
trauma while navigating the violent power of teenage girlhood, for fans of
Jennifer's Body and Little Fires Everywhere.
It's the summer before high school and Ronny Nguyen's days are spent dozing off to
trashy magazines. In contrast stands her brother Tommy, the pride of their immigrant
parents and destined to be the first in the family to attend college. The thought of Tommy
leaving for college and being left alone with her parents, Me and Ba, fills Ronny with
dread.
Their parents rarely speak of their past in Vietnam, except through the lens of food. Their
meals are a tapestry of cultural memory: thick spring rolls with nem nuong, and steaming
bowls of pho tai with slices of blood-red beef. In the aftermath of the war, Me and Ba
taught Ronny and Tommy that meat was a dangerous luxury, a symbol of survival that
should never be taken for granted.
But when tragedy strikes, Ronny's world is upended. Her sense of self and her
understanding of her family are shattered. A few nights later at a party, a boy crosses the
line, and Ronny is overtaken by a force larger than herself. This newfound power comes
with an insatiable hunger for flesh, a craving that is both a saving grace and a potential
destroyer
Πληροφορίες προϊόντος
- Συγγραφέας Dang, Catherine
- Eκδότης Little Brown
- ISBN 9781472160362
- Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100089435
- Έτος κυκλοφορίας 2025
- Σελίδες 288
- Διαστάσεις 23χ15
- Βάρος 350 gr