Asian Literature

[close] This is a special limited print edition of Peter Tieryas Liu's Chronology of an Egg. Here we have the tale of the man who can fly, a baby about to be born with four arms, bank robbers who steal precious memories, and the end of the world coming in the form of a black hole. Liu’s fiction is a blend of the surreal and the fabulous, exploring the human condition in all its twisted glory. This giveaway is for paperback copies. For more special offers, visit: https://www.omnilit.com/product-chron... [close]

[close] What would you do if you found out your girlfriend laid an egg every time she had sex? Who would you be if you were invited to a party in Beijing but had to make up a brand-new identity for six weeks? Peter Tieryas Liu's Watering Heaven is a travelogue of and requiem for the American dream in all its bizarre manifestations and a surreal, fantastic journey through the streets, alleys, and airports of China. Whether it's a monk who uses acupuncture needles to help him fly or a city filled with rats about to be exterminated so that the mayor can win his reelection bid, be prepared to laugh, swoon, and shudder at the answers Liu offers in this provocative debut collection. [close]

[close] One fails, one runs away, one rejects his future, and one maintains hope even when it is hopeless. Alone, they are too weak to fight the demons they face, but together, there is a small chance of survival- if they can trust each other long enough.

Everyone expected Pond, the easy going charmer, to be in the middle of chaos since he thrived on it, but Marcus, the young leader of a dying Tong family, was stunned when his world turned upside down by the arrival of two transfer students. Tony Yardley, a foster kid the system couldn’t place, wasn’t looking for friends since he didn’t stay in one place long enough to make them and he just needed to keep this new placement long enough to save some money. Nika March had a job to do, and he wasn’t about to let “feelings” interfere with it.

In an uneasy alliance, the season of storms arrives as the four winds collide.

Young Adult

This copy of Four Winds will be autographed by the author. [close]