Home
The Age of Goodbyes
Barnes and Noble
The Age of Goodbyes
Current price: $17.95
![The Age of Goodbyes](https://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/9781952177699_p0_v2_s600x595.jpg)
![The Age of Goodbyes](https://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/9781952177699_p0_v2_s600x595.jpg)
Barnes and Noble
The Age of Goodbyes
Current price: $17.95
Size: Paperback
Loading Inventory...
*Product information may vary - to confirm product availability, pricing, shipping and return information please contact Barnes and Noble
In 1969, in the wake of Malaysia's deadliest race riots, a woman named Du Li An secures her place in society by marrying a gangster. In a parallel narrative, a critic known only as The Fourth Person explores the work of a writer also named Du Li An. And a third storyline is in the second person; “you” are reading a novel titled
. Floundering in the wake of “your” mother’s death, “you” are trying to unpack the secrets surrounding “your” lineage.
—which begins on page 513, a reference to the riots of May 13, 1969—is the acclaimed debut by Li Zi Shu. The winner of multiple awards and a Taiwanese bestseller, this dazzling novel is a profound exploration of what happens to personal memory when official accounts of history distort and render it taboo.