Afterparties
| Afterparties | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Veasna So |
| Book type | Short-story collection |
| First published | 2021 |
| Original language | English |
| Publisher | Ecco Press |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-304990-1 |
| Subjects | Literature & Storytelling; Family & Intergenerational Life; Migration & Diaspora |
| Creator pages | Anthony Veasna So |
Afterparties is a short-story collection by Anthony Veasna So, first published in 2021. (Wikipedia)
Description
This interconnected short-story collection centers on Cambodian Americans living in Northern California, including survivors of the Cambodian genocide and their children. The stories address generational differences, the effects of trauma, immigrant-community life, and queerness. (Wikipedia)
Publication and editions
The collection won the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize for Best First Book and the Ferro-Grumley Award. The story “Superking Son Scores Again” won Syracuse University’s Joyce Carol Oates Award in Fiction; all stories except “Human Development” had previously appeared in magazines or literary journals. (Wikipedia)