Janice Y. K. Lee verweeft verhalen die duiken in de complexiteit van familie, culturele identiteit en de echo's van het verleden. Haar proza staat bekend om zijn genuanceerde emotionele diepgang en scherpe observatie van het innerlijke leven van haar personages, waarbij vaak thema's als verbondenheid en herinnering binnen diasporische contexten worden onderzocht. Lee navigeert behendig door ingewikkelde relaties en de blijvende impact van geschiedenis, en biedt lezers een diepgaande kijk op de menselijke conditie. Haar onderscheidende stem brengt universele ervaringen tot leven door rijkelijk getekende, specifieke settings en perspectieven.
A complex and entangled text that explores inherited trauma, the presence of ghosts, interspecies communication, the dream world, grief, and human/animal separation. Weaving wisdom from her shamanic practice and the interstices of language, and in the difficult moments anticipating the deaths of her beloved dog companions, Separation Anxiety marks the first collection of poetry from acclaimed prose writer Janice Lee, and is a meditation on inhabitation and existence beyond the human.
A depiction of the cycles of abuse and trauma in a prolonged end-time, Imagine a Death examines the ways in which our pasts envelop us, the ways in which we justify horrible things in the name of survival, all of the horrible and beautiful things we are capable of when we are hurt and broken, and the animal companions that ground us.
I raced through this enthralling story of three very different American women living in the same small expat community in Hong Kong. One devastating moment has irreversible consequences for all three. I kept saying 'no, no, no' as I read the description of that moment. My husband said, 'What?' - and I said, 'Be quiet. Let me read.' Liane Moriarty
Ambitious, exotic, and a classic book club read, 'The Piano Teacher' is a combination of 'Tenko' meets 'The Remains of the Day'.