Description
A meditation on the meaning of life in an increasingly global world, from acclaimed Chinese-Canadian author Xue Yiwei.
Set in modern-day Montreal, Celia, Misoka, I is the story of a middle-aged Chinese man who has been living in the city for fifteen years. After the death of his wife, he begins to reflect on his past and how he has ended up alone in Canada, a solitary member of the Chinese diaspora. It is in this period of angst and uncertainty, during the most unusual of winters, that he meets two women by Beaver Lake, on Montreal's Mount Royal. They, too, have their own stories: stories of their own personal plights, which connect present to past, and West to East.
The distinct paths taken by these three characters -- Celia, Misoka, and "I" -- span continents and decades, but, whether by chance or design, converge in Montreal, like mysterious figures in an ancient Chinese Zen painting. After coming together, the three begin to examine who they are, where they might belong, and how to navigate otherness and identity in a globalized world.
A RARE MACHINES BOOK
Author: Xue Yiwei
Publisher: Rare Machines
Published: 03/29/2022
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781459748040
ISBN10: 1459748042
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Asian American
- Fiction | World Literature | Canada | 21st Century
Set in modern-day Montreal, Celia, Misoka, I is the story of a middle-aged Chinese man who has been living in the city for fifteen years. After the death of his wife, he begins to reflect on his past and how he has ended up alone in Canada, a solitary member of the Chinese diaspora. It is in this period of angst and uncertainty, during the most unusual of winters, that he meets two women by Beaver Lake, on Montreal's Mount Royal. They, too, have their own stories: stories of their own personal plights, which connect present to past, and West to East.
The distinct paths taken by these three characters -- Celia, Misoka, and "I" -- span continents and decades, but, whether by chance or design, converge in Montreal, like mysterious figures in an ancient Chinese Zen painting. After coming together, the three begin to examine who they are, where they might belong, and how to navigate otherness and identity in a globalized world.
A RARE MACHINES BOOK
Author: Xue Yiwei
Publisher: Rare Machines
Published: 03/29/2022
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781459748040
ISBN10: 1459748042
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Asian American
- Fiction | World Literature | Canada | 21st Century
About the Author
Xue Yiwei has a B.Sc. in Computer Science, an M.A. in Literature, and a Ph.D. in Linguistics. He is an acclaimed author of twenty books, including Dr. Bethune's Children and The Empty Nest, which topped major literary charts in China. His books have been translated into English, French, and Swedish. He lives in Montreal.