Days of distraction : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 0062951807
- ISBN: 9780062951809
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Physical Description:
312 pages ; 22 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "The plan is to leave. As for how, when, to where, and even why--she doesn't know yet. So begins a journey for the twenty-four-year-old narrator of Days of Distraction. As a staff writer at a prestigious tech publication, she reports on the achievements of smug Silicon Valley billionaires and start-up bros while her own request for a raise gets bumped from manager to manager. When her long-time boyfriend, J, decides to move to a quiet upstate New York town for grad school, she sees an excuse to cut and run. Moving is meant to be a grand gesture of her commitment to J and a way to reshape her sense of self. But in the process, she finds herself facing misgivings about her role in an interracial relationship. Captivated by the stories of her ancestors and other Asian Americans in history, she must confront a question at the core of her identity: How do you exist in a society that does not notice or understand you?"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Subject: | Women journalists Fiction Interracial dating Fiction Asian Americans Fiction Man-woman relationships Fiction Moving, Household Fiction |
Genre: | Bildungsromans. Humorous fiction. |
Available copies
- 23 of 25 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kent Memorial Library - Suffield. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 25 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kent Memorial Library - Suffield | FICTION CHANG (Text) | 32518146827830 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | F CHANG A (Text) | 32544072585242 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Bethel Public Library | CHANG (Text) | 34030146659997 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | FIC CHANG (Text) | 34000147876015 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | FIC CHA (Text) | 34014147248927 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Easton Public Library | FIC CHANG, ALEXANDRA (Text) | 37777123595282 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe | FIC CHANG,A (Text)
DONATED BY THE MELLON FOUNDATION 2020:
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34026147311562 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Howard Whittemore Library - Naugatuck | FIC CHANG, ALEXANDRA (Text) | 34027144047852 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Killingly Library | F Cha (Text) | 34040146853375 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Mark Twain Library Association - Redding | FIC Cha (Text) | 33620146076647 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Days of Distraction : A Novel
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Summary
Days of Distraction : A Novel
"Startlingly original and deeply moving.... Chang here establishes herself as one of the most important of the new generation of American writers." -- George Saunders A Recommended Book From Buzzfeed * TIME * USA Today * NPR * Vanity Fair * The Washington Post * New York Magazine * O, the Oprah Magazine * Parade * Wired * Electric Literature * The Millions * San Antonio Express-News * Domino * Kirkus A wry, tender portrait of a young woman--finally free to decide her own path, but unsure if she knows herself well enough to choose wisely--from a captivating new literary voice The plan is to leave. As for how, when, to where, and even why--she doesn't know yet. So begins a journey for the twenty-four-year-old narrator of Days of Distraction. As a staff writer at a prestigious tech publication, she reports on the achievements of smug Silicon Valley billionaires and start-up bros while her own request for a raise gets bumped from manager to manager. And when her longtime boyfriend, J, decides to move to a quiet upstate New York town for grad school, she sees an excuse to cut and run. Moving is supposed to be a grand gesture of her commitment to J and a way to reshape her sense of self. But in the process, she finds herself facing misgivings about her role in an interracial relationship. Captivated by the stories of her ancestors and other Asian Americans in history, she must confront a question at the core of her identity: What does it mean to exist in a society that does not notice or understand you? Equal parts tender and humorous, and told in spare but powerful prose, Days of Distraction is an offbeat coming-of-adulthood tale, a touching family story, and a razor-sharp appraisal of our times.