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World Famous Love Acts: Stories
By Brian Leung
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Winner of the Mary McCarthy Prize: “An entire book of good stories is rare. You are holding just such a book” (Chris Offutt, writer, True Blood and Weeds).
“What happens when we let our most coveted relationships deteriorate under the stress of plain ol’ everyday living? Leung reveals a plethora of fascinating answers with beautiful, concise prose and unwavering empathy”—not to mention a diverse collection of characters: A 4'10" small-town Asian girl who reinvents herself as a Los Angeles porn star; a Chinese American chicken farmer contemplating the motives for a stranger’s suicide; a long-time gay couple on a life-changing trip home; a pair of fourth-grade outsiders who vent their frustrations on a doll made of bread; and a hapless store clerk conned into sharing a joyride with a serial killer (Entertainment Weekly).
Overriding stereotypes of age, race, gender, and sexuality, Brian Leung, a “master storyteller” (Booklist) and Lambda Literary Award-winner, “offers stories almost radical in their humane inclusiveness (Kirkus Reviews).
“What happens when we let our most coveted relationships deteriorate under the stress of plain ol’ everyday living? Leung reveals a plethora of fascinating answers with beautiful, concise prose and unwavering empathy”—not to mention a diverse collection of characters: A 4'10" small-town Asian girl who reinvents herself as a Los Angeles porn star; a Chinese American chicken farmer contemplating the motives for a stranger’s suicide; a long-time gay couple on a life-changing trip home; a pair of fourth-grade outsiders who vent their frustrations on a doll made of bread; and a hapless store clerk conned into sharing a joyride with a serial killer (Entertainment Weekly).
Overriding stereotypes of age, race, gender, and sexuality, Brian Leung, a “master storyteller” (Booklist) and Lambda Literary Award-winner, “offers stories almost radical in their humane inclusiveness (Kirkus Reviews).
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Brian Leung
Brian Leung is the author of the novel Lost Men. His short-story collection, World Famous Love Acts, won the Asian American Literary Award and the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction. Born and raised in San Diego County, he currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where he is the Director of Creative Writing at the University of Louisville.
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