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Journey through loss into myth and connection.

"Braised Pork" is both a contemplative and ethereal journey that could resonate deeply if you've ever felt adrift in the wake of loss. An Yu's prose weaves a spell that carries you alongside Jia Jia through the streets of Beijing and the mountains of Tibet, blending the real with surreal in a quest for meaning. If the idea of a transformative narrative that marries the everyday with the otherworldly intrigues you, this might just be your next treasured read.

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Braised Pork

by An Yu
Regular price $12.90
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ISBN: 9781787301870
Authors: An Yu
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Date of Publication: 2020-01-16
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.45
(rated by 4871 readers)

Description

One morning in autumn, Jia Jia walks into the bathroom of her Beijing apartment to find her husband - with whom she had been breakfasting barely an hour before - dead in the bathtub. Next to him a piece of paper unfolds like the wings of a butterfly, and on it is an image that Jia Jia can't forget. Profoundly troubled by what she has seen, even while she is abruptly released from a marriage that had constrained her, Jia Jia embarks on a journey to discover the truth of the sketch. Starting at her neighbourhood bar, with its brandy and vinyl, and fuelled by anger, bewilderment, curiosity and love, Jia Jia travels deep into her past in order to arrive at her future. Braised Pork is a cinematic, often dreamlike evocation of nocturnal Beijing and the high plains of Tibet, and an exploration of myth-making, loss, and a world beyond words, which ultimately sees a young woman find a new and deeper sense of herself.
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Journey through loss into myth and connection.

"Braised Pork" is both a contemplative and ethereal journey that could resonate deeply if you've ever felt adrift in the wake of loss. An Yu's prose weaves a spell that carries you alongside Jia Jia through the streets of Beijing and the mountains of Tibet, blending the real with surreal in a quest for meaning. If the idea of a transformative narrative that marries the everyday with the otherworldly intrigues you, this might just be your next treasured read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.