Nights When Nothing Happened

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Product Details

Price
$26.00  $24.18
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Publish Date
Pages
272
Dimensions
5.7 X 8.5 X 1.0 inches | 0.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780593086056

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About the Author

Simon Han was born in Tianjin, China, and raised in various cities in Texas. His stories and essays have appeared in The Atlantic, The Texas Observer, Guernica, The Iowa Review, Electric Literature, and Lit Hub. The recipient of several fiction awards and arts fellowships, he lives in Carrollton, Texas.

Reviews

Advance Praise for Nights When Nothing Happened

"A tender, spiky family saga about love in all its mysterious incarnations. Simon Han is a wonderfully adventurous and sensitive writer." --Lorrie Moore

"In this beautiful, unsettling novel, Simon Han captures the state of being awake and yet asleep, of belonging and yet not, of waiting for the moment when the world opens up. With the turn of a crystalline sentence, he reveals how fragile we are, and what it takes to survive. An unbelievable debut." --Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here and The Family Fang

"Absolutely luminous. Han weaves the transience of suburbia between the highs and lows of a family saga, illustrating what a parent owes a child, what a child owes their parents, and what simply cannot be repaid. His novel shocks, awes, and delights." --Bryan Washington, author of Lot

"In his beautifully written debut novel, Simon Han takes a keen look at immigration, family and love. Insightful and poignant." --Jean Kwok, author of Searching for Sylvie Lee

"Simon Han's suburban Dallas is every bit as haunting, and haunted, as John Cheever's Westchester County, illuminating the liminal spaces between American Dream and American nightmare. At the end of every quiet cul-de-sac lie equal parts beauty and madness." --Tony Earley, author of Jim the Boy and Mr. Tall

"In intricately elegant prose, Simon Han explores the desire to belong--to a marriage, a family, a community, a country. Nights When Nothing Happened is about how we use words and silences to connect and wound, and how we make sacrifices for those we love. It broke my heart and gave me hope, all at the same time." --Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek

"An intimate and nuanced portrait of a family trying to find their way in a new country. With a sharp eye and a finely tuned ear, Simon Han tells a story that is by turns achingly tender and emotionally devastating. A stunning debut that will stay with me." --Charles Yu, author of Interior Chinatown and How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe