{"product_id":"you-are-eating-an-orange-you-are-naked-9781771666411","title":"You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the 2021 Amazon Canada First Novel Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for Canada Reads 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of an AudioFile Earphones Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book Debut of 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA young translator living in Toronto frequently travels abroad--to Hong Kong, Macau, Prague, Tokyo--often with his unnamed lover. In restaurants and hotel rooms, the couple begin telling folk tales to each other, perhaps as a way to fill the undefined space between them. Theirs is a comic and enigmatic relationship in which emotions are often muted and sometimes masked by verbal play and philosophical questions, and further complicated by the woman's frequent unexplained disappearances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked.\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate novel of memory and longing that challenges Western tropes and Orientalism. Embracing the playful surrealism of Haruki Murakami and the atmospheric narratives of filmmaker Wong Kar-wai, Sheung-King's debut is at once lyrical and punctuated, and wholly unique, and marks the arrival of a bold new voice in Canadian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eYou Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked.\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSheung-King has written a wonderfully unexpected and maverick love story but also a novel of ideas that hopscotches between Toronto, Macau, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Prague. It is enchanting, funny, and a joy to read. --Kyo Maclear, author of \u003ci\u003eBirds Art Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA tale that oozes the horror and confusion of love, while staying somehow still desperately romantic. It gives the cold shoulder to the dominant gaze and its demands to control the Asian body, carving out a thrilling space beyond whiteness. I didn't want it to end. --Thea Lim, author of \u003ci\u003eAn Ocean of Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14540275\"\u003eSheung-King\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Book*hug Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771666411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771666412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC054000\"\u003eAsian American\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheung-King is a writer and educator. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePRISM International, The Shanghai Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Humber Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He is currently a lecturer at the University of Guelph and Sheridan College. \u003ci\u003eYou Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked.\u003c\/i\u003e is Sheung-King's debut book. Originally from Hong Kong, he lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book*hug Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700950733037,"sku":"9781771666411","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_fe392c7a-fbcd-4b4e-b897-606102a53163.jpg?v=1649942398","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/you-are-eating-an-orange-you-are-naked-9781771666411","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}