The Lotus Eaters
Description
- Winner of UK's James Tait Black Prize
- New York Times Notable Book of 2010
- American Library Association 2011 Notable Book
- Finalist LA Times Book Award
- A Kirkus Reviews Top Debut Fiction of 2010
- Bookmarks Magazine Best Literary Fiction of 2010
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About the Author
Tatjana Soli's short stories have been widely published and twice cited in the 100 Distinguished Stories in Best American Short Stories and nominated for the Pushcart Prize. She lives in Orange County, California. This is her debut novel.
Reviews
"A haunting debut novel...quietly mesmerizing..." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"Devastatingly awesome...It's one of those books that I didn't want to put down -- I resented everything else that I needed to do in my life, because I didn't want to stop reading it." --Nancy Pearl, NPR
"35 years after the fall of Saigon, Soli's entrancing debut brings you close enough to feel a part of it." --People
"A haunting world of war, betrayal, courage, obsession, and love." --Tim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried
"You must read The Lotus Eaters, Tatjana Soli's beautiful and harrowing new novel. Its characters are unforgettable." --Richard Russo, author of That Old Cape Magic
"The very steam from Vietnam's jungles seems to rise from the pages of Tatjana Soli's tremendously evocative debut...A beautiful book." --Janice Y. K. Lee, author of The Piano Teacher
