Sunday Salon: Soon to be Published Asian Literature

 What I'm reading

Nails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino

Publication: September 12, 2023; Pushkin Press

Genre: horror, novella and short stories, Japan

Description

Tense, subtly disturbing Japanese literary horror perfect for fans of Tender is the Flesh and The Vegetarian

An unforgettably creepy child narrator weaves uncanny tales about her new stepmother in this feminist horror novella + short story collection that introduces a unique new voice in Japanese literature. (publisher)

This is not my usual genre to read, but I'm curious about what a Japanese author has written for a "feminist horror novella."

Songs of Endless Repeat: Essays and Outtakes by Anthony Veasna So

Publication: December 5, 2023; Ecco

Genre: Cambodian-American literature, essays, stories

A collection of sharply funny, emotionally expansive essays and short fiction exploring family, queer desire, pop culture, and race. Author So explores community, grief, and longing with inimitable humor and depth. (publisher)

“one of the most exciting contributions to Asian American literature in recent years” (Vulture) "An astonishing final expression by a writer of “extraordinary achievement and immense promise” (The New Yorker).

I read his short story collection, Afterparties,  and was very impressed by his vibrant and vivid depiction of the Cambodian community in a Southern California town.

Anthony Veasna So was a graduate of Stanford University and earned his MFA in fiction at Syracuse University. His writing has appeared in the New Yorker, n+1, Granta, and ZYZZYVA.

 

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Memes: The Sunday Post hosted by The Caffeinated Bookreviewer. Also,  It's Monday: What Are You Reading, and Sunday Salon, Stacking the Shelves, Mailbox Monday.