{"title":"Grace Yee","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrace Yee is a distinguished author whose works explore the intricacies of identity, culture, and history with a unique narrative flair. Her literary contributions resonate with readers who appreciate insightful examinations of personal and communal histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eChinese Fish\u003c\/em\u003e, Yee delicately weaves elements of tradition with contemporary dilemmas, offering readers a profound exploration of cultural identity through personal stories and vivid imagery. This book seamlessly blends storytelling with cultural insights, providing a compelling read for anyone interested in the intersection of past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoss: A History\u003c\/em\u003e dives deep into historical narratives, examining the collective memories and experiences that shape communities. Yee's masterful storytelling is evident as she brings to life forgotten histories, making them relevant and engaging for today's audiences. Engaging and thought-provoking, this book invites readers to reflect on the broader implications of historical events on current cultural landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Yee's works are a valuable addition to the Arts \u0026amp; Culture genre, offering a window into the complexities of heritage and identity. Her storytelling not only informs but also inspires, making her books a must-read for those seeking depth and understanding in literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"joss-a-history-by-grace-yee-9781923106314","title":"Joss: A History","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Yee's follow-up to her triple award-winning poetry collection \u003ci\u003eChinese Fish\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the White Hills Cemetery in Bendigo, the remains of more than a thousand 'chinamen' lie interred, many in unmarked graves. Most were sojourners from the Canton region in south China who found themselves unable to return to their homeland. \u003ci\u003eJoss: A History\u003c\/i\u003e is inspired by the lived experiences of these early settlers, their compatriots and descendants across Victoria and New South Wales, and Aotearoa New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems pay tribute to the author's ancestors, illuminating how they survived and thrived amid longstanding colonialist stories that have exoticised and diminished Chinese communities in white settler nations around the Pacific Rim since the gold rushes of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRefracted through a twenty-first-century lens, \u003ci\u003eJoss\u003c\/i\u003e is grounded in the conviction that the past is not past, and that historical events reverberate insistently in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260166914284,"sku":"9781923106314","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/original_temp_img.jpg?v=1769643120"},{"product_id":"chinese-fish-by-grace-yee-9781922725448","title":"Chinese Fish","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner, Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2024, Mary and Peter Briggs Award for Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner, Victorian Prize for Literature 2024\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2024, Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Ping leaves Hong Kong to live in the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand, she discovers that life in the Land of the Long White Cloud is not the prosperous paradise she was led to believe it would be. Every day she works in a rat-infested shop frying fish, and every evening she waits for her wayward husband, armed with a vacuum cleaner to 'suck all the bad thing out'. Her four children are a brood of monolingual aliens. Eldest daughter Cherry struggles with her mother's unhappiness and the responsibility of caring for her younger siblings, especially the rage-prone, meat-cleaver-wielding Baby Joseph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChinese Fish\u003c\/em\u003e is a family saga that spans the 1960s through to the 1980s. Narrated in multiple voices and laced with archival fragments and scholarly interjections, it offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of women and girls in a community that has historically been characterised as both a 'yellow peril' menace and an exotic 'model minority'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A major poetic work of feminist, so-called \"minority\" writing, its originality and brilliance more than earning its space alongside such works as Kathleen Fallon's \u003cem\u003eWorking Hot\u003c\/em\u003e, Gloria Anzaldúa's \u003cem\u003eBorderlands\u003c\/em\u003e, and Alison Whittaker's \u003cem\u003eBlakWork\u003c\/em\u003e.' - Marion May Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As visually provocative as it is poetic, \u003cem\u003eChinese Fish\u003c\/em\u003e portrays the fractured, multilayered, imperiled body of the immigrant story in a stunning work of genre-bending prose poetry. Yee has given the Chin family a literary resting place as complex and as searing as the New Zealand in which they survived.' - Juli Min\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unflinchingly honest look at life behind closed doors, where resentment simmers, generations clash, and individual dreams are set aside for the interests of family.' - Chris Tse, New Zealand Poet Laureate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'There's a wry humour to the book, sometimes shocking, but often subtle. The narrative is epic, fragmentary and suggestive.' - Andy Jackson, \u003cem\u003eMeanjin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340678873324,"sku":"9781922725448","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15665603482872.jpg?v=1772165115"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/grace-yee.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}