{"title":"Anthony Veasna So","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"afterparties-stories-paperback","title":"Afterparties: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSTANT \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE'S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST BOOK \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE FERRO-GRUMLEY AWARD FOR LGBTQ FICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by: \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003e* NPR * \u003cem\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/em\u003e* \u003cem\u003eLA Times \u003c\/em\u003e* \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e* New York Public Library * Chicago Public Library * \u003cem\u003eHarper's Bazaar * TIME * \u003c\/em\u003eMaureen Corrigan, \u003cem\u003e Fresh Air * Boston Globe* The\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA vibrant story collection about Cambodian-American life--immersive and comic, yet unsparing--that offers profound insight into the intimacy of queer and immigrant communities\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeamlessly transitioning between the absurd and the tenderhearted, balancing acerbic humor with sharp emotional depth, \u003cem\u003eAfterparties\u003c\/em\u003e offers an expansive portrait of the lives of Cambodian-Americans. As the children of refugees carve out radical new paths for themselves in California, they shoulder the inherited weight of the Khmer Rouge genocide and grapple with the complexities of race, sexuality, friendship, and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA high school badminton coach and failing grocery store owner tries to relive his glory days by beating a rising star teenage player. Two drunken brothers attend a wedding afterparty and hatch a plan to expose their shady uncle's snubbing of the bride and groom. A queer love affair sparks between an older tech entrepreneur trying to launch a \"safe space\" app and a disillusioned young teacher obsessed with \u003cem\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/em\u003e. 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