Weike Wang

Keru y Nate se conocieron en la universidad, están casados, tienen una perra y provienen de familias muy diferentes. Los padres de ella son inmigrantes chinos, exigentes, detallistas, obsesivos, personas para las que sufrir significa luchar y poner la vara lo suficientemente alta como para que nadie se estanque. La familia de el, conservadores de clase trabajadora, desconfia de las ambiciones intelectuales de su hijo asi como de su esposa extranjera. Supongo que nunca sere abuela. Estais empeñados en privarme de esa alegria, le dice la madre a Nate cuando se da cuenta de que no tendran un hijo en breve. A traves de dos vacaciones familiares en distintos momentos de la vida de la pareja, Wang retrata los esfuerzos por integrar todos los mundos que trae una persona consigo cuando inicia una relacion: que se puede dejar atras definitivamente, que reaparece en presencia de la familia de origen y como se genera esa trama compleja de dinamicas, resentimientos y afectos.Casa de alquiler, una novela llena de humor y ternura, es un retrato inteligente y critico de la intimidad en el que sobrevuela la pregunta sobre que es, en definitiva, una familia. Wang, con una empatia inmensa, proyecta su mirada sobre la soledad y la busqueda de una conexion que rara vez logramos encontrar. Ha hecho algo que solo los grandes escritores pueden hacer. Los Angeles Times Una novela aguda, perspicaz, a veces desgarradora que resuena de una manera increible. Gabrielle Zevin Una novela para cualquiera que haya tenido padres exigentes, suegros que resultan extraños, unas vacaciones que salieron mal o preguntas acerca de la mediana edad sobre como conciliar sus propias deficiencias de personalidad con las de la persona a la que mas ama. Elif Batuman

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE A witty, moving, piercingly insightful new novel about a marvelously complicated woman who cant be anyone but herself, from the award-winning author of ChemistryLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL A deeply felt portrait . . . With gimlet-eyed observation laced with darkly biting wit, Weike Wang masterfully probes the existential uncertainty of being other in America.Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires EverywhereONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, NPR, The Washington Post, VoxJoan is a thirtysomething ICU doctor at a busy New York City hospital. The daughter of Chinese parents who came to the United States to secure the American dream for their children, Joan is intensely devoted to her work, happily solitary, successful. She does look up sometimes and wonder where her true roots lie: at the hospital, where her white coat makes her feel needed, or with her family, who try to shape her life by their own cultural and social expectations. Once Joan and her brother, Fang, were established in their careers, her parents moved back to China, hoping to spend the rest of their lives in their homeland. But when Joans father suddenly dies and her mother returns to America to reconnect with her children, a series of events sends Joan spiraling out of her comfort zone just as her hospital, her city, and the world are forced to reckon with a health crisis more devastating than anyone could have imagined. Deceptively spare yet quietly powerful, laced with sharp humor, Joan Is Okay touches on matters that feel deeply resonant: being Chinese-American right now; working in medicine at a high-stakes time; finding ones voice within a dominant culture; being a woman in a male-dominated workplace; and staying independent within a tight-knit family. But above all, its a portrait of one remarkable woman so surprising that you cant get her out of your head.

PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD WINNER WHITING AWARD WINNER Smart, moving, and funny, a unique coming-of-age story about a quirky, overworked narrator who seems to be on the cusp of a perfect life but finds herself on a new path of discoveries about everything she thought she knew. "Told in a hilarious deadpan that recalls Gish Jen and Nora Ephron." O, The Oprah MagazineAt first glance, the life of the narrator of Weike Wangs debut novel seems ideal: she is studying for a prestigious PhD in chemistry that will make her Chinese parents proud (or at least satisfied), and her successful, supportive boyfriend has just proposed to her. But instead of feeling hopeful, she is wracked with ambivalence: the long, demanding hours at the lab have created an exquisite pressure cooker, and she doesnt know how to answer the marriage question. Soon it all becomes too much and her life plan veers off course....

DAKOTA JOHNSONS TEATIME PICTURES DECEMBER BOOK CLUB PICK ONE OF NPRS BOOKS WE LOVE 2024One of the most nuanced, astute critiques of America now Ive read in years. And its also frequently hilarious.Los Angeles TimesA funny, perceptive look at what it means to defy societal expectationstimeless.Washington Post[For] basically anyone who is breathing, Rental House is a must-read."San Francisco ChronicleFrom the award-winning author of Chemistry, a sharp-witted, insightful novel about a marriage as seen through the lens of two family vacationsKeru and Nate are college sweethearts who marry despite their family differences: Kerus strict, Chinese, immigrant parents demand perfection (To use a dishwasher is to admit defeat, says her father), while Nates rural, white, working-class family distrusts his intellectual ambitions and his foreign wife. Some years into their marriage, the couple invites their families on vacation. At a Cape Cod beach house, and later at a luxury Catskills bungalow, Keru, Nate, and their giant sheepdog navigate visits from in-laws and unexpected guests, all while wondering if they have what it takes to answer the big questions: How do you cope when your spouse and your family of origin clash? How many people (and dogs) make a family? And when the pack starts to disintegrate, what can you do to shepherd everyone back together?With her wry, wise, and simply spectacular style (People) and hilarious deadpan that recalls Gish Jen and Nora Ephron (O, The Oprah Magazine), Weike Wang offers a portrait of family that is equally witty, incisive, and tender.

Uma história inspiradora de uma mulher tão maravilhosamente complicada que não pode ser ninguém além de si mesma.Joan tem 36 anos e é uma médica bem-sucedida em um grande hospital de Nova York. Filha

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