LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/OPEN BOOK AWARD"Compellingly complex…Expands the future of the immigrant novel even as it holds us in uneasy thrall to the past." – Gish Jen, New York Times Book ReviewCombining the emotional resonance of Home Fire with the ambition and innovation of Asymmetry, a lyrical and thought-provoking debut novel that explores the complex web of grief, memory, time, physics, history, and self...

An epic, heart-breaking novel opening on the night of the Tiananmen Square massacre, about the legacy of migration, with a tangled family mystery at its heart On the night of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a woman gives birth alone in a Beijing hospital. Years later, her daughter Liya travels from America to China with her mother's ashes, hoping to unravel the legacy of silences and contradictions that she inherited from that night. As Liya seeks to untangle the mystery of her family, we t...

“A knockout short story collection...Each one of these 10 dizzyingly immersive stories offers up a heady and visceral portrait of what ails us, from isolation and self-doubt, to unrequited love and regret over what might have been, to what it means to be (and to be considered) an American." -- San Francisco ChronicleMeng Jin’s critically acclaimed debut novel, Little Gods, was praised as “spectacular and emotionally polyphonic (Omar El-Akkad, ...

La notte del 4 giugno 1989 la marea tumultuosa delle proteste di piazza Tienanmen riversa le sue vittime nei corridoi e nelle sale operatorie di un ospedale, dove una donna sta partorendo. Su Lan dà alla luce la sua bambina da sola, e diciassette anni dopo muore improvvisamente. La giovane Liya, che ha ereditato i silenzi e le contraddizioni della madre, è cresciuta negli Stati Uniti e non ha memoria del proprio Paese di origine, di cui a malapena ricorda la lingua. Ora, impigliata nei lac...

Girl Syndrome focuses on the psychological dilemmas and identity anxieties of contemporary women during their formative years. "Girl Syndrome" is not a medical disease, but rather a hidden and pervasive psychological state—a fear of growing up, a doubt about self-worth, and an inner imbalance caused by the constant tug-of-war between societal pressures and emotional expectations.Through fragments of several women's lives, the novel depicts their struggles in their academic, profess...

“Expands the future of theimmigrant novel.” – Gish Jen, New York Times Book Review“Spectacular and emotionally polyphonic…That Jin has managed tocraft such an intimate, emotionally complex story is an awesome achievement.That she managed to do it in her debut novel, doubly so.” – Omar El Akkad,BookPage (starred review)

“A knockout short story collection...Each one of these 10 dizzyingly immersive stories offers up a heady and visceral portrait of what ails us, from isolation and self-doubt, to unrequited love and regret over what might have been, to what it means to be (and to be considered) an American."" -- San Francisco ChronicleMeng Jin’s critically acclaimed debut novel, Little Gods, was praised as “spectacular and emotionally polyphonic (Omar El-Akkad,

The Winter 2015-16 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year's three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited.The stories, poems, and essays that comprise this staff-edited issue of Ploughshares are diverse and timely. Visit a South African laundromat in Laurie Baker’s short story, Here I Am, Laughing with Boers;...

The challenge of standardising social work education remains a much-discussed but under-documented issue, particularly in developing and less-developed countries. Existing literature often emphasises the need for student-centred learning but lacks a comprehensive examination of how students can shape curricula, lesson plans and teaching methods in cooperation with educators.This edited volume brings together leading scholars from across the Global North and South to explore the co-...

The volume examines the risks and opportunities of a digital society characterized by the increasing importance of knowledge and by the incessant rise and pervasiveness of information and communication technologies (ICTs). At a global level, the pivotal role of ICTs has made it necessary to rethink ways to avoid forms of digital exclusion or digital discrimination. This edited collection comprises of chapters written by respected scholars from a variety of countries, and brings together ne...

Captivating photographs of the world’s most detailed bird fossils illuminate the early diversity of avifauna.When fossils of birds from China’s Jehol region first appeared in scientific circles, the world took notice. These Mesozoic masterpieces are between 120 and 131 million years old and reveal incredible details that capture the diversity of ancient bird life. Paleontologists all over the world began to collaborate with Chinese colleagues as new and wondrous fo...

With the rapid proliferation of information and communications technology, industrial automation has undergone a sweeping transformation toward intelligent manufacturing. Wireless communication is widely considered to be one of the key technologies enabling intelligent manufacturing. On one hand, deterministic communication with high reliability and low latency is typically required in industrial automation applications. On the other hand, wireless communication in industrial settings is h...