Quan Barry examines cultural objects by lifting them out of their usual settings and repositioning them in front of new, disparate backdrops to explore the multifaceted nature of existence.
Quan Barry Livres
Quan Barry est une poétesse acclamée dont l'œuvre explore les complexités de l'identité et de l'intersection culturelle. Sa poésie, souvent inspirée par l'expérience personnelle et l'héritage vietnamien, mêle avec maestria des thèmes traditionnels et contemporains. Les vers de Barry sont célébrés pour leurs images saisissantes, leur musicalité et leur profonde résonance émotionnelle. En tant que professeure d'anglais, elle enrichit le paysage littéraire non seulement par ses propres écrits, mais aussi en encourageant les voix émergentes.
When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
From the acclaimed author of We Ride Upon Sticks comes a luminous novel that moves across a windswept Mongolia, as estranged twin brothers make a journey of duty, conflict, and renewed understanding."A dazzling achievement...The rhythms are more like prayer than prose, and the puzzlelike plot yields revelations." — The New York TimesTasked with finding the reincarnation of a great lama—a spiritual teacher who may have been born anywhere in the vast Mongolian landscape—the young monk Chuluun sets out with his identical twin, Mun, who has rejected the monastic life they once shared. Their relationship will be tested on this journey through their homeland as each possesses the ability to hear the other’s thoughts.Proving once again that she is a writer of immense range and imagination, Quan Barry carries us across a terrain as unforgiving as it is beautiful and culturally varied, from the western Altai mountains to the eerie starkness of the Gobi Desert to the ancient capital of Chinggis Khaan. As their country stretches before them, questions of faith—along with more earthly matters of love and brotherhood—haunt the twins.Are our lives our own, or do we belong to something larger? When I’m Gone, Look for Me in the East is a stunningly far-flung examination of our individual struggle to retain our convictions and discover meaning in a fast-changing world, as well as a meditation on accepting what simply is.
We Ride Upon Sticks
- 384pages
- 14 heures de lecture
In the town of Danvers, Massachusetts, home of the original 1692 witch trials, the 1989 Danvers Falcons will do anything to make it to the state finals—even if it means tapping into some devilishly dark powers. Against a background of irresistible 1980s iconography, Quan Barry expertly weaves together the individual and collective progress of this enchanted team as they storm their way through an unforgettable season. Helmed by good-girl captain Abby Putnam (a descendant of the infamous Salem accuser Ann Putnam) and her co-captain Jen Fiorenza (whose bleached blond “Claw” sees and knows all), the Falcons prove to be wily, original, and bold, flaunting society’s stale notions of femininity. Through the crucible of team sport and, more importantly, friendship, this comic tour de female force chronicles Barry’s glorious cast of characters as they charge past every obstacle on the path to finding their glorious true selves.
In Auction, her first poetry collection in eight years, the poet, novelist, and playwright Quan Barry travels the globe in her signature quest into the existential nature of experience.