Janice Y. K. Lee tisse des récits qui plongent dans les complexités de la famille, de l'identité culturelle et des échos du passé. Sa prose est reconnue pour sa profondeur émotionnelle nuancée et son observation aiguë de la vie intérieure de ses personnages, explorant souvent les thèmes de l'appartenance et de la mémoire dans des contextes diasporiques. Lee navigue habilement à travers des relations complexes et l'impact persistant de l'histoire, offrant aux lecteurs un regard profond sur la condition humaine. Sa voix distinctive donne vie à des expériences universelles à travers des cadres et des perspectives richement dessinés et spécifiques.
A complex and entangled text that explores inherited trauma, the presence of ghosts, interspecies communication, the dream world, grief, and human/animal separation. Weaving wisdom from her shamanic practice and the interstices of language, and in the difficult moments anticipating the deaths of her beloved dog companions, Separation Anxiety marks the first collection of poetry from acclaimed prose writer Janice Lee, and is a meditation on inhabitation and existence beyond the human.
A depiction of the cycles of abuse and trauma in a prolonged end-time, Imagine a Death examines the ways in which our pasts envelop us, the ways in which we justify horrible things in the name of survival, all of the horrible and beautiful things we are capable of when we are hurt and broken, and the animal companions that ground us.
I raced through this enthralling story of three very different American women living in the same small expat community in Hong Kong. One devastating moment has irreversible consequences for all three. I kept saying 'no, no, no' as I read the description of that moment. My husband said, 'What?' - and I said, 'Be quiet. Let me read.' Liane Moriarty
Ambitious, exotic, and a classic book club read, 'The Piano Teacher' is a combination of 'Tenko' meets 'The Remains of the Day'.