{"product_id":"burden-of-ashes-paperback","title":"Burden of Ashes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJustin Chin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexander Chee\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 20th anniversary edition of a groundbreaking Asian-American queer classic by celebrated author Justin Chin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFloating somewhere between fiction and memoir, \u003ci\u003eBurden of Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful and brutal series of short stories in which childhood, homeland, and lovers both real and imagined succumb to whimsy, revision, denial, and truthful embellishment. Within these pages, Chin artfully creates a personal world where snake killings, demonic possession, the enigmatic pleasure of a deep kiss, cruelty, and compassion all co-exist. Actual events and fictional outcomes reconcile what has been lost, outgrown, and abandoned with what never was and what might have been.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustin Chin\u003c\/b\u003e (1969-2015) was born in Malaysia, raised and educated in Singapore, shipped to the U.S. by way of Hawaii, and resided in San Francisco until his passing. Among other accomplishments, he was the author of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eGutted\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), winner of the Publishing Triangle's Thom Gunn Award for Poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Chee\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eEdinburgh\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, and the essay collection \u003ci\u003eHow To Write An Autobiographical Novel\u003c\/i\u003e. A contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and an editor at large at \u003ci\u003eVQR\u003c\/i\u003e, his essays and stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, T Magazine, The Sewaneee Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the 2016 and 2019 \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a 2021 United States Artists Fellow, a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow in Nonfiction, and the recipient of multiple awards and honors. He is an associate professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157556269191,"sku":"9781945665363","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/212f21b93797733828dfed8863c466ee.webp?v=1733251780","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/burden-of-ashes-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}