{"product_id":"becoming-ghost-cathy-linh-che-9781668088920","title":"Becoming Ghost: Poetry","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe long-awaited sophomore poetry collection by award-winning writer Cathy Linh Che, on familial estrangement, the Vietnam War, and Francis Ford Coppola's \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe follow-up to her acclaimed poetry debut \u003ci\u003eSplit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e documents Cathy Linh Che's parents' experiences as refugees who escaped the Vietnam War and then were cast as extras in Francis Ford Coppola's film \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e, placing them at the margins of their own story. The poetry collection uses persona, speculation, and the golden shovel form as a means of moving Vietnamese voices from the periphery to the center. The speaker's disownment raises questions about the challenges of using parents as poetic subjects, telling familial stories to a broader public, and the meaning of forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cathy Linh Che\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668088924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668088920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Cathy Linh Che","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46431576064255,"sku":"9781668088920","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1764328d-5dfa-4626-8bbc-9756ea69e655.jpg?v=1735141750","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-ghost-cathy-linh-che-9781668088920","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}