{"product_id":"skinship-stories-paperback","title":"Skinship: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYoon Choi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE\u003c\/b\u003e PEN\/ROBERT W. BINGHAM PRIZE \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e LONGLISTED FOR THE STORY PRIZE \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e The breathtaking debut of an important new voice--centered on a constellation of Korean American families\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"To encounter these achingly truthful, beautiful stories of newcomer Americans is like gazing up at the starry vault of a perfect night sky; it's immediately dazzling and impressive, and yet the closer and deeper you look, the more you appreciate the sheer countless brilliance.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eChang-rae Lee, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Year Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA long-married couple is forced to confront their friend's painful past when a church revival comes to a nearby town ... A woman in an arranged marriage struggles to connect with the son she hid from her husband for years ... A well-meaning sister unwittingly reunites an abuser with his victims. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough an indelible array of lives, Yoon Choi explores where first and second generations either clash or find common ground, where meaning falls in the cracks between languages, where relationships bend under the weight of tenderness and disappointment, where displacement turns to heartbreak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkinship\u003c\/i\u003e is suffused with a profound understanding of humanity and offers a searing look at who the people we love truly are.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYOON CHOI was born in Korea and moved to the U.S. at the age of three. She has an MA from Johns Hopkins and is a former Stegner Fellow at Stanford. Her stories and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eNew England Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Narrative Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2018\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband and four children in Anaheim, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727518863423,"sku":"9780593311455","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b9a498c62614b337a65c1af4f88c7f48.webp?v=1765115132","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/skinship-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}