Burden of Ashes

The 20th anniversary edition of a groundbreaking Asian-American queer classic by celebrated author Justin Chin Floating somewhere between fiction and memoir, Burden of Ashes is a beautiful and brutal series of short stories in which childhood, homeland, and lovers both real and imagined succumb to whimsy, revision, denial, and truthful embellishment. Within these pages, Chin artfully creates a personal world where snake killings, demonic possession, the enigmatic pleasure of a deep kiss, cruelty, and compassion all co-exist. Actual events and fictional outcomes reconcile what has been lost, outgrown, and abandoned with what never was and what might have been.Product DetailsISBN-13: 9781945665363 Media Type: Paperback Publisher: Manic D Press Publication Date: 09-06-2022 Pages: 196 Product Dimensions: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60dAbout the Author Justin Chin (1969-2015) was born in Malaysia, raised and educated in Singapore, shipped to the U.S. by way of Hawaii, and resided in San Francisco unt