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'''''Memory Piece''''' is a 2024 novel by American writer [[Lisa Ko]], published by [[Riverhead Books]]. It follows [[Asian Americans|Asian American]] women growing up [[New York City]] through the dawn of the internet and toward a dystopian future.<ref name=":0" />
'''''Memory Piece''''' is a 2024 novel by American writer [[Lisa Ko]], published by [[Riverhead Books]]. It follows [[Asian Americans|Asian American]] women growing up [[New York City]] through the dawn of the internet and toward a dystopian future.<ref name=":0" />

Revision as of 20:02, 26 October 2024

Memory Piece
AuthorLisa Ko
PublisherRiverhead Books
Publication date
March 19, 2024
Pages304
ISBN9780593542101
Preceded byThe Leavers 

Memory Piece is a 2024 novel by American writer Lisa Ko, published by Riverhead Books. It follows Asian American women growing up New York City through the dawn of the internet and toward a dystopian future.[1]

Synopsis

The novel follows three Asian American friends who meet on the Fourth of July at a barbecue in the eighties: Giselle Chin, Jackie Ong, and Ellen Ng. The novel traces their coming of age in New York City through the dot-com bubble and far into a dystopian future decades later.[1]

Critical Reception

The New York Times called the novel "socially astute and formally innovative", as well as "giddy with women's liberation".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Ko, Lisa (March 19, 2024). Memory Piece. Riverhead Books. ISBN 9780593542101.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ Jacobs, Alexandra (March 24, 2024). "For Girlhood Friends, the Tech Revolution Is a Dividing Line". The New York Times.