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A collection of new and selected works from Lambda Literary Award and Asian-American Literary Award winner Brian Leung.

In a cultural moment where folks are stripped of the their dignity or shed it willingly, the figures in this book wonder at the utility of maintaining their own. There''s a touch of Hamlet''s question in there along with some I Ching. Can monkeys pray? Are we better off living in the real world or a speculative one?

Through an essay, a novella, and short and flash fiction pieces, A Terrifying Brush with Optimism is at once leaping, thoughtful, diverse, comic, and brooding.

A Terrifying Brush with Optimism

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      Publisher: Sarabande Books, Incorporated
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/6/2025
      ISBN13: 9781956046311, 978-1956046311
      ISBN10: 1956046313

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A collection of new and selected works from Lambda Literary Award and Asian-American Literary Award winner Brian Leung.

      In a cultural moment where folks are stripped of the their dignity or shed it willingly, the figures in this book wonder at the utility of maintaining their own. There''s a touch of Hamlet''s question in there along with some I Ching. Can monkeys pray? Are we better off living in the real world or a speculative one?

      Through an essay, a novella, and short and flash fiction pieces, A Terrifying Brush with Optimism is at once leaping, thoughtful, diverse, comic, and brooding.

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