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Memory Piece

by Lisa Ko
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Memory Piece
Memory Piece

Diving deep into fragmented memory and identity.

Lisa Ko's Memory Piece is a thoughtful, engaging novel that might appeal to you if you're drawn to stories exploring the complexities of memory and how it shapes who we are. It weaves a compelling narrative that could resonate with anyone interested in the interplay between the past and present, and the quest for self-discovery amidst the haze of forgotten experiences.

  • Joyce Carol Oates Prize Nominee (2025)
  • Gotham Book Prize Nominee (2025)
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Memory Piece

by Lisa Ko
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ISBN: 9780593719688
Authors: Lisa Ko
Publisher: Penguin Random House International
Date of Publication: 2024-03-19
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Asian Literature, LGBTQ+, Dystopia
Goodreads rating: 3.2
(rated by 3705 readers)

Description

In the early 1980s, Giselle Chin, Jackie Ong, and Ellen Ng are three teenagers drawn together by their shared sense of alienation and desire for something different. “Allied in the weirdest parts of themselves,” they envision each other as artistic collaborators and embark on a future defined by freedom and creativity. By the time they are adults, their dreams are murkier. As a performance artist, Giselle must navigate an elite social world she never conceived of. As a coder thrilled by the internet’s early egalitarian promise, Jackie must contend with its more sinister shift toward monetization and surveillance. And as a community activist, Ellen confronts the increasing gentrification and policing overwhelming her New York City neighborhood. Over time their friendship matures and changes, their definitions of success become complicated, and their sense of what matters evolves. Moving from the predigital 1980s to the art and tech subcultures of the 1990s to a strikingly imagined portrait of the 2040s, Memory Piece is an innovative and audacious story of three lifelong friends as they strive to build satisfying lives in a world that turns out to be radically different from the one they were promised.
 

Diving deep into fragmented memory and identity.

Lisa Ko's Memory Piece is a thoughtful, engaging novel that might appeal to you if you're drawn to stories exploring the complexities of memory and how it shapes who we are. It weaves a compelling narrative that could resonate with anyone interested in the interplay between the past and present, and the quest for self-discovery amidst the haze of forgotten experiences.

  • Joyce Carol Oates Prize Nominee (2025)
  • Gotham Book Prize Nominee (2025)
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.

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