{"product_id":"flux-paperback-3","title":"Flux - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJinwoo Chong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest Book of 2023 by \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, Apple Books, \u003ci\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGoodreads.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinalist for the PEN\/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVCU Cabell First Novelist Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Brazen, exhilarating, fun, and surprising! I couldn't predict where this novel was going, but I was definitely along for the ride.\" -- Ling Ma, author of \u003ci\u003eSeverance \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his mysterious employers have inadvertently discovered time travel--and are using it to cover up a string of violent crimes . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and 48-year-old Blue, a key witness in a criminal trial against an infamous now-defunct tech startup, struggles to reconnect with his family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So begins Jinwoo Chong's dazzling, time-bending debut that blends elements of neo-noir and speculative fiction as the lives of Bo, Brandon, and Blue begin to intersect, uncovering a vast network of secrets and an experimental technology that threatens to upend life itself. Intertwined with them is the saga of an iconic '80s detective show, \u003ci\u003eRaider\u003c\/i\u003e, whose star actor has imploded spectacularly after revelations of long-term, concealed abuse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eFlux\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting and sometimes shocking exploration of the cyclical nature of grief, of moving past trauma, and of the pervasive nature of whiteness within the development of Asian identity in America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJinwoo Chong\u003c\/b\u003e received an MFA from Columbia University. His short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalamander. Flux\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel. He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52578180104499,"sku":"9781685891930","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/69SWBy5qrH9781685891930.webp?v=1761450832","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/flux-paperback-3","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}