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A literary dreamscape in which the landscapes of childhood, homelands, bodies, lovers, and desires succumb to whimsy, revision, and denial. With wild grace, Chin bounds through actual events and imagined outcomes-in a place where killing snakes, stern discipline, family pets, and childhood vacations share equal time with unrequited love, the mournful specters of ex-lovers, imagined passions, and the enigmatic power of a good kiss-reconciling what is lost, taken away, denied, outgrown, left behind, survived, remembered, and reclaimed.
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Justin Chin is the author of Mongrel: Essays, Diatribes and Pranks and Bite Hard. His writings have appeared in American Poetry: The Next Generation, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, and Chick for a Day. He has created eight full-length solo performance works and several shorter works that have been presented nationally and abroad. Born in Malaysia and raised in Singapore, he currently lives in San Francisco.
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Justin Chin is a writer and perfomance artist. He is the author of Mongrel: Essays, Diatribes and Pranks and Bite Hard. His writings have appeared in American Poetry: The Next Generation, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, The World in Us: Lesbian and Gay Poetry of the Next Wave, and Chick for a Day. He has created eight full-length solo performance works and several shorter works that have been presented nationally and abroad. Born in Malaysia and raised in Singapore, he currently lives in San Francisco.
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A career as a writer was not what Chin's parents had in mind for him. Like many parents, they wanted their son to be a doctor or lawyer, but instead their insistence encouraged a rebellion that has affected much of his life. These 21 prose pieces go far beyond memoir, blending fiction and memory into essays on such diverse topics as harsh childhood discipline, a family visit to China, problems with lovers, and a man being pushed off a subway platform. In one essay, foreshadowing the September 11 disaster, he tells of being uncomfortable in tall buildings after recalling two incidents of planes flying into New York skyscrapers, in 1945 and 1977. Chin, a gay performance artist and the author of Bite Hard, a collection of poetry and performance pieces, and Mongrel: Essays, Diatribes, and Pranks, was born in Malaysia and grew up in Singapore before moving to San Francisco. His strong yet sensitive prose explores the effect his family has had on him, coming to terms with his sexuality, and being an Asian American. This book will challenge, offend, and delight readers. Recommended for large public libraries. Nancy R. Ives, SUNY at Geneseo
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- PublisherAlyson Books
- Publication date2002
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. A literary dreamscape in which the landscapes of childhood, homelands, bodies, lovers, and desires succumb to whimsy, revision, and denial. With wild grace, Chin bounds through actual events and imagined outcomes-in a place where killing snakes, stern discipline, family pets, and childhood vacations share equal time with unrequited love, the mournful specters of ex-lovers, imagined passions, and the enigmatic power of a good kiss-reconciling what is lost, taken away, denied, outgrown, left behind, survived, remembered, and reclaimed.Marketing Plans:Advance Reader CopiesAuthor Appearances in San Francisco and New YorkJustin Chin is the author of Mongrel: Essays, Diatribes and Pranks and Bite Hard. His writings have appeared in American Poetry: The Next Generation, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, and Chick for a Day. He has created eight full-length solo performance works and several shorter works that have been presented nationally and abroad. Born in Malaysia and raised in Singapore, he currently lives in San Francisco. Seller Inventory # DADAX1555836429
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