"Beginning with her mother's stroke in 2014, Teresa Wong takes us on a moving journey through time and place to locate the beginnings of the disconnection she feels from her parents. Through a series of stories--some epic, like her mother and father's daring escapes from communes during China's Cultural Revolution, and some banal, like her quitting Chinese school to watch Saturday morning cartoons--Wong carefully examines the cultural, historical, language, and personality barriers to intimacy in her family, seeking answers to the questions "Where did I come from?" and "Where are we going?" At the same time, she discovers how storytelling can bridge distances and help make sense of a life."--
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 175 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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978-1-55152-949-3 (9781551529493)
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Teresa Wong is a writer and cartoonist based in Calgary, Alberta. Her comics and illustrated essays have appeared in The Believer, The New Yorker, McSweeney's, and The Walrus. Her first graphic memoir, Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression, was a finalist for the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize and was longlisted for CBC Canada Reads. In 2021-22, she served as the Canadian Writer-in-Residence at the University of Calgary, and she currently teaches comics at Gotham Writers Workshop.
