Description
Triplines by Leonard Chang
ISBN 978-1936364091
In this autobiographical novel, Leonard Chang, the author of critically acclaimed classics of Asian American literature, delves into his past, focusing on a pivotal period of his childhood when his mother was preparing to leave his alcoholic father, when he was befriended by and apprenticed with a local marijuana dealer, and when he began to discover the voice of his adulthood. This deeply felt and moving account of his preadolescence gives us a look at a young boy trying to find a sense of self and worth amid the turmoil of a fractured family life.
Reviews
“Triplines is a remarkable journey of a boy’s maturation and a winning coming-of-age novel from an author who is best known for his crime noir stories… This is Chang at his most introspective.”
—Bill Drucker, Korean Quarterly
“Mr. Chang…creates characters who earn our quick attention and sympathies, and he describes events and emotions with equal grace.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“Chang works like a painter, carefully brushing strokes of truth and depth on all of his characters.”
—Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch novels
“Chang writes beautifully about the wounds of his characters and the wounds of society as a whole.”
—James Sallis, author of Drive
“Chang’s gift for unsentimental storytelling is indisputable.”
—Library Journal
“Chang’s novels…are the most entertaining, enjoyable books I’ve read in recent memory… He has slipped into a groove of mastery and confidence.”
—KoreAm Journal
“Chang restores my faith in the power of the novel to illuminate a way of life. He deals in a startling and disturbing way with the constantly recurring American themes of race, ethnic strife, class conflict, and the dream for a better life.”
—Ernest Hebert, author of The Dogs of March
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