The Leavers - Wikipedia
The Leavers is Lisa Ko 's first novel published on May 2, 2017, by Algonquin Books. Ko's novel was inspired by a 2009 article in The New York Times describing an undocumented immigrant from Fuzhou, China, who was arrested at a Greyhound station in Florida on her way to a new job and spent a year and a half in detention. [3]
The Leavers by Lisa Ko Plot Summary - LitCharts
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The Leavers by Lisa Ko - Goodreads
Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid and moving examination of borders and belonging. It’s the story of how one boy comes into his own when everything he’s loved has been taken away--and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of her past.
The Leavers - Lisa Ko
A vivid and moving examination of borders and belonging,The Leavers is the story of how one boy comes into his own when everything he’s loved has been taken away—and how one woman learns to live with the mistakes of her past.
The Leavers (National Book Award Finalist): A Novel
May 2, 2017 · Lisa Ko’s powerful debut, The Leavers, is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice. One morning, Deming Guo’s mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon—and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her.
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'The Leavers,' inspired by a real story, confronts transracial adoption
May 2, 2017 · Lisa Ko's debut novel is an achingly beautiful read about immigration, adoption, and the drive to belong.
The Leavers Study Guide | Literature Guide - LitCharts
May 2, 2017 · Lisa Ko was inspired to write The Leavers after reading about Xiu Ping Jiang, a mentally ill Chinese immigrant who was arrested in 2008 for living in the United States without a visa. Ko even repurposed the transcript of Jiang’s court hearing, recreating the conversation she had with the judge.
‘The Leavers’ a poignant look at the realities and dreams of an ...
May 26, 2017 · In Lisa Ko’s heartfelt and timely immigration-themed novel “The Leavers,” the coming-of-age tales of a boy named Deming and a boy named Daniel sometimes feel like the stories of two...
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Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid examination of borders and belonging. It's a moving story of how a boy comes into his own when everything he loves is taken away, and...