Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for FictionFiction | 2016 | Shortlist |
About This Book
When Daniel's mother, an undocumented immigrant from China, disappears from their Bronx apartment building, Daniel is adopted by a white couple from upstate New York. Years later, as a young adult struggling with identity, he seeks the truth about what happened to his mother.
About the Author
Lisa KoAmerican
Lisa Ko is an American novelist of Chinese heritage based in New York. Her debut novel The Leavers (2017) won the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver, and was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction. The novel explores the experience of an undocumented Chinese immigrant and her American-raised son. Read more →
