{"product_id":"afterparties-anthony-veasna-so-9781665100403","title":"Afterparties: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Roxane Gay's Audacious Book Club Pick!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed a Best Book of Summer by: Wall Street Journal * Thrillist * Vogue * Lit Hub * Refinery29 * New York Observer * The Daily Beast * Time * BuzzFeed * Entertainment Weekly \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vibrant story collection about Cambodian-American life--immersive and comic, yet unsparing--that offers profound insight into the intimacy of queer and immigrant communities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeamlessly transitioning between the absurd and the tenderhearted, balancing acerbic humor with sharp emotional depth, Afterparties offers an expansive portrait of the lives of Cambodian-Americans. As the children of refugees carve out radical new paths for themselves in California, they shoulder the inherited weight of the Khmer Rouge genocide and grapple with the complexities of race, sexuality, friendship, and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA high school badminton coach and failing grocery store owner tries to relive his glory days by beating a rising star teenage player. Two drunken brothers attend a wedding afterparty and hatch a plan to expose their shady uncle's snubbing of the bride and groom. A queer love affair sparks between an older tech entrepreneur trying to launch a safe space app and a disillusioned young teacher obsessed with Moby-Dick. And in the sweeping final story, a nine-year-old child learns that his mother survived a racist school shooter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in Afterparties, powered by So's skill with the telling detail, are like beams of wry, affectionate light, falling from different directions on a complicated, struggling, beloved American community (George Saunders).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Veasna So\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1665100400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665100403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.60h x 5.80w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e ALA Notable Books - Winner","brand":"Anthony Veasna So","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44042571514111,"sku":"9781665100403","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7fac82b-1ba6-46f3-b935-41b938828b10.jpg?v=1684962307","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/afterparties-anthony-veasna-so-9781665100403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}