{"product_id":"flux-9781685890346","title":"Flux","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613181579538,"sku":"9781685890346","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c7c34263-d7d2-4f47-9283-aaf0345d2a36.jpg?v=1744223179","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/flux-9781685890346","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}