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2025 Longlist

River East, River West

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Set against the backdrop of developing modern China, this mesmerizing literary debut is part coming-of-age tale, part family and social drama, as it follows two generations searching for belonging and opportunity in a rapidly changing world—perfect for readers of Behold the Dreamers, White Ivy, and The Leavers.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Aube
Rey Lescure

Aube Rey Lescure is a French-Chinese-American writer who grew up between Shanghai, northern China, and the south of France. After receiving her B.A. from Yale, she worked in foreign policy and has co-authored and translated two books on Chinese politics and economics. She was the 2019 Ivan Gold Fellow at the Writers’ Room of Boston, a Pauline Scheer Fellow at GrubStreet, a finalist for the 2018 Boston Public Library Writer-in-Residence program, and an artist-in-residence at the Studios of Key West and Willapa Bay AiR. Her writing has appeared in Guernica, Best American Essays, The Florida Review online, WBUR, and more.

Aube Rey Lescure is a French-Chinese-American writer who grew up between Shanghai, northern China, and the south of France. After receiving her B.A. from Yale, she worked in foreign policy and has co-authored and translated two books on Chinese politics and economics. She was the 2019 Ivan Gold Fellow at the Writers’ Room of Boston, a Pauline Scheer Fellow at GrubStreet, a finalist for the 2018 Boston Public Library Writer-in-Residence program, and an artist-in-residence at the Studios of Key West and Willapa Bay AiR. Her writing has appeared in Guernica, Best American Essays, The Florida Review online, WBUR, and more.

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

This wonderful book received the most nominations in South Dublin libraries.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date published
09/01/2024
Country
China, France, United States
Original Language
English
Publisher
William Morrow, Duckworth Books
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