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Cinema Love: 'Not just an extraordinary debut but a future classic' Jessamine Chan
Jiaming Tang
Chinese, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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John Murray
- Trade Paperback May 14, 2024 | 9781399810258 | RRP $32.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Aug 13, 2024 | 9781399810241 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book May 9, 2024 | 9781399810272 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook May 9, 2024 | 9781399810289 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
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Imprint
John Murray
- Trade Paperback May 14, 2024 | 9781399810258 | RRP $32.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Aug 13, 2024 | 9781399810241 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book May 9, 2024 | 9781399810272 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook May 9, 2024 | 9781399810289 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
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Imprint
John Murray
- Trade Paperback May 14, 2024 | 9781399810258 | RRP $32.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Aug 13, 2024 | 9781399810241 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book May 9, 2024 | 9781399810272 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook May 9, 2024 | 9781399810289 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
-
Imprint
John Murray
- Trade Paperback May 14, 2024 | 9781399810258 | RRP $32.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Aug 13, 2024 | 9781399810241 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book May 9, 2024 | 9781399810272 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook May 9, 2024 | 9781399810289 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
Cinema Love is a sweeping debut novel about gay men in rural China, the women who marry them, and the secret theatres where their husbands cruised for love.
'Cinema Love is not just an extraordinary debut but a future classic' Jessamine Chan, author of The School for Good Mothers
'A tender and enrapturing feat of storytelling' Vanessa Chan, author of The Storm We Made
'Epic in its reach yet so intimate and nuanced in its ability to break the heart of its reader' Wiz Wharton, author of Ghost Girl, BananaFor over thirty years, Old Second and Bao Mei have cobbled together a meagre existence in New York City's Chinatown. But unlike other couples, these two share an unusual past. In rural Fuzhou, before they emigrated, they frequented the Workers' Cinema, where gay men cruised for love.
While classic war films played, Old Second and his fellow countrymen found intimacy in the privacy of the Workers' Cinema's screening rooms. Elsewhere, in the box office, Bao Mei sold tickets to closeted men - guarding their secrets and finding her own happiness with the projectionist. But when secrets are unveiled, they set in motion a series of haunting events that propel Old Second and Bao Mei towards an uncertain future in America.
Spanning three timelines - contemporary New York, late '80s Chinatown, and post-socialist China - Cinema Love is a voice-driven, tender epic that bridges the interior landscapes of the disenfranchised with the physical, and sometimes foreign, spaces they inhabit.
Praise for Cinema Love: 'Not just an extraordinary debut but a future classic' Jessamine Chan
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I loved it. Cinema Love fizzes with energy. The characters are rich and warm and the prose is perfect. Jiaming Tang is a remarkable new voice
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Lush, romantic, daring, and filled with indelible characters, Cinema Love is not just an extraordinary debut, but a future classic. In this story of forbidden queer love and the cost of secrets, Jiaming Tang gives voice, humanity, and dignity to people so often rendered invisible by society. Here, Chinese laborers, factory workers, seamstresses, nail technicians, and cooks take glorious center stage, their lives and deepest yearnings made epic. I absolutely loved this book and couldn't stop reading - The School for Good Mothers
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Cinema Love grasps you tightly in the heart, then does not let go. A tender and enrapturing feat of storytelling, this novel unwraps the brightest and darkest moments of queer love and all its humanity. The stories of the men and women in this book swallowed me whole, and I will never forget them
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A staggering feat of storytelling, epic in its reach yet so intimate and nuanced in its ability to break the heart of its reader. Tang honours the many stripes of his characters' journeys with forensic clarity, compassion and authenticity
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