New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]
©2026

English

Deluxe hardcover has stenciled edges

"From R.F. Kuang, the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface, comes a wryly humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock-all set against the backdrop of an unforgettable summer in Taipei"--

"College freshman Lily Chen is off to spend the summer in Taipei at an intensive-language program, like so many Chinese American students before her, hoping to connect with the culture she inherited but never fully understood. But a promising start quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate is driving her insane, and a reckless trip to a hot springs resort with a guy she barely knows soon has her classmates viciously gossiping. She feels adrift, a foreigner in a country she thought would feel like home. Then shocking news arrives: Lily's grandfather has passed away. The loss forces her to grapple with now-unanswerable questions about her family history. As Lily grieves, she's drawn into a journey of self-discovery--piecing together memories, stories, and silences over a series of hilarious and devastating attempts at connection"--

Chinese Americans -- Fiction

College students -- Fiction

Grandfathers -- Death -- Fiction

Belonging (Social psychology) -- Fiction

Grief -- Fiction

Taipei (Taiwan) -- Fiction

Coming-of-age fiction.

Campus fiction.

Psychological fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Satirical fiction.

Novels.

Fiction.

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