Larissa Lai
Autor von Salt fish girl
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Larissa Lai is the author of two novels, When Fox Is a Thousand and Salt Fish Girl. A recipient of the Astraea Foundation Emerging Writers' Award, she has been shortlisted for the Books in Canada First Novel Award, the Tiptree Award, and the Dorothy Livesay Prize, She is an assistant professor in mehr anzeigen the Department of English at the University of British Columbia. weniger anzeigen
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- Lai, Larissa
- Geburtstag
- 1967
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- Canada
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- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of Calgary (PhD, English), University of East Anglia (MA, Creative Writing)
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- Assistant Professor
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- http://www.mcdermidagency.com/
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I loved the meld of Greek Gods & Asian cultures -- Asian here as an umbrella rather than a catch-all -- Hong Kong as a collision site for Western/Chinese/Japanese/world influences. I loved Lai's use of the sound of words -- there are haikus between sections but most of the work is more free form -- but peppered with internal rhyme and alliteration, etc.
I bought this basically on impulse because Arsenal Pulp was have a sale and I am so glad I did.… (mehr)