Troublemaker and Other Saints - Softcover

Chiu, Christina

3.54

153 ratings by Goodreads

9780425183434: Troublemaker and Other Saints

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425183432 ISBN 13: 9780425183434

Publisher: Berkley Trade, 2002

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Meet the Wongs, Shengs and Tsuis. Each of these families has its own troubles and secrets and something the other two want. But the three clans whose members include a matriarch who talks to dead relatives; her nymphomaniac granddaughter; an old man who reads only decades-old newspapers; and a street punk share a past and face a common future. Told in a sequence of interwoven stories, Troublemaker refracts classic old-vs.-new-world tensions through the prism of second-generation Chinese-American Gen-Xers. (Time)

Nominated for the Stephen Crane First Fiction Award"

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Review:

"Impressive...vivid glimpses of cultural and generational displacement and conflict. Chiu weaves gracefully among her characters' several stories. Wonderfully involving and intelligent...a strikingly gifted new writer."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)

"A truly auspicious fiction debut."--Vanity Fair

"I loved every page."--Alice Elliott Dark, author of In the Gloaming

"These compelling tales of loneliness and loss, hunger and need, the pain and crazy love for family will break your heart and, strangely, leave you feeling uplifted."--Mei Ng, author of Eating Chinese Food Naked

"Accomplished...brings the reader a wide range of perspectives and believable points of view."--Elizabeth Strout, author of Amy and Isabelle

"[Christina Chiu is] a find."--Detroit Free Press

"Troublemaker and Other Saints is full of intriguing situations and great conversations. In describing how Chinese immigrants deal with their American kids, Christina Chiu reveals all our misunderstandings and hopes. I loved every page and would read anything this woman writes!"--Alice Elliott Dark, author of In the Gloaming: Stories

"Honest, complex...unflinching and raw, this isn't your typical immigrant story collection--it's deeply satisfying."--Entertainment Weekly

"A well-crafted collection of bright stories about straddling the old world and new...[Chiu] is a find."--Detroit Free Press

"Fresh, daring, bold, Troublemaker and Other Saints eagerly explores the neither-here-nor-thereness of young Chinese-Americans as they bridge the gap between two complex and troubling social orders with humor, pathos, and heart. How often have you heard the phrase 'a writer to watch'? Christina Chiu is a writer to read."--Helen Schulman, author of The Revisionist

"These are accomplished stories, with the mark of a true storyteller who brings the reader a wide range of perspectives and believable points of view."--Elizabeth Strout, author of Amy and Isabelle

"With her explosive Troublemaker and Other Saints, Christina Chiu has accomplished what only Lucinda Williams is able to do in songs--turn serious topics, such as suicide and unhappy romance, into celebrations of life...Her vibrant prose and unflinching voice restore our belief that no matter how up-and-down our lives can become, everything is bearable if it's well told."--Hal Sirowitz, author of Mother Said

Impressive vivid glimpses of cultural and generational displacement and conflict. Chiu weaves gracefully among her characters several stories. Wonderfully involving and intelligent a strikingly gifted new writer. Kirkus Reviews (starred)

A truly auspicious fiction debut. Vanity Fair

I loved every page. Alice Elliott Dark, author of In the Gloaming

These compelling tales of loneliness and loss, hunger and need, the pain and crazy love for family will break your heart and, strangely, leave you feeling uplifted. Mei Ng, author of Eating Chinese Food Naked

Accomplished brings the reader a wide range of perspectives and believable points of view. Elizabeth Strout, author of Amy and Isabelle

[Christina Chiu is] a find. Detroit Free Press

Troublemaker and Other Saints is full of intriguing situations and great conversations. In describing how Chinese immigrants deal with their American kids, Christina Chiu reveals all our misunderstandings and hopes. I loved every page and would read anything this woman writes! Alice Elliott Dark, author of In the Gloaming: Stories

Honest, complex unflinching and raw, this isn t your typical immigrant story collectionit s deeply satisfying. Entertainment Weekly

A well-crafted collection of bright stories about straddling the old world and new [Chiu] is a find. Detroit Free Press

Fresh, daring, bold, Troublemaker and Other Saints eagerly explores the neither-here-nor-thereness of young Chinese-Americans as they bridge the gap between two complex and troubling social orders with humor, pathos, and heart. How often have you heard the phrase a writer to watch ? Christina Chiu is a writer to read. Helen Schulman, author of The Revisionist

These are accomplished stories, with the mark of a true storyteller who brings the reader a wide range of perspectives and believable points of view. Elizabeth Strout, author of Amy and Isabelle

With her explosive Troublemaker and Other Saints, Christina Chiu has accomplished what only Lucinda Williams is able to do in songsturn serious topics, such as suicide and unhappy romance, into celebrations of life Her vibrant prose and unflinching voice restore our belief that no matter how up-and-down our lives can become, everything is bearable if it s well told. Hal Sirowitz, author of Mother Said"

About the Author:

Christina Chiu has an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University and has received numerous residencies from, among others, the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, the U Cross Foundation, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. One of the original founders of the Asian American Writers Workshop, she has received its Van Lier Fellowship. Chiu lives in New York, where she is working on her first novel.

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