Tomb Sweeping: Stories
Written by Alexandra Chang
Narrated by Hannah Choi
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
A playful and deeply affective short story collection about the histories, technologies, and generational divides that shape our relationships—from the award-winning writer of Days of Distraction
Compelling and perceptive, Tomb Sweeping probes the loyalties we hold: to relatives, to strangers, and to ourselves. In stories set across the US and Asia, Alexandra Chang immerses us in the lives of immigrant families, grocery store employees, expecting parents, and guileless lab assistants.
A woman known only to her neighbors as “the Asian recycling lady” collects bottles from the streets she calls home. A young college grad ponders the void left from a broken friendship. An unfulfilled housewife in Shanghai finds a secret outlet for her ambitions in an undercover gambling den. Two strangers become something more through the bond of mistaken identity.
These characters, adeptly attuned to the mystery of living, invite us to consider whether it is possible for anyone to entirely do right by another. Tomb Sweeping brims with remarkable skill and talent in every story, keeping a definitive pulse on loss, community, and what it means to feel fully alive. With her debut story collection, Chang further establishes herself as “a writer to watch” (New York Times Book Review).
Editor's Note
Acclaimed…
Following her acclaimed debut novel, “Days of Distraction,” Chang turns to short stories set across the U.S. and China. In one, a misunderstood woman with dashed dreams lives in anonymity until her death. In another, an unemployed tech worker house sits for the wealthy, who are hiding bizarre secrets. There’s also a daughter who hardly recognizes her aging father after years of estrangement. These tales encompass diverse backgrounds, life experiences, and dilemmas, but they all highlight the many ways people both fail and sustain us.
Alexandra Chang
Alexandra Chang is the author of Days of Distraction. She is a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree, and her writing has appeared in Zoetrope: All-Story, The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Guernica, and elsewhere. She lives in Ventura County.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great interesting stories well written! Family, legacy, relationships between parents and children