Celeste Ng

A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere, and series editor Nicole Lamy. The Best American series, launched in 1915, is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction, and it is the most respected—and most popular—of its kind. Celeste Ng—Puschcart Prize winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere—selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published this year.

A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere, and series editor Nicole Lamy. The Best American series, launched in 1915, is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction, and it is the most respected--and most popular--of its kind. Celeste Ng--Puschcart Prize winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere--selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published this year.

Hur kunde allt gå så snett i en så lycklig familj som Richardsons? När började idyllen Shaker Heights att förändras? Var det när Mia Warren flyttade in med tonårsdottern Pearl i släptåg? Eller började det redan vintern innan, när ett spädbarn hittades övergivet utanför brandstationen? En roman om hemligheter och lögner, om starka blodsband och om en moderskärlek så intensiv att den når bortom dem.” Små eldar överallt” har legat på New York Times bästsäljarlista i nästan ett år och sålt i över 1 miljon exemplar i USA. Den vann Goodreads Choice Awards pris för bästa roman 2017 och ska filmatiseras till teveserie med Reese Witherspoon och Kerry Washington som producenter och skådespelare.

"Lidija mertva. No oni poka ne znajut..." Tak nachinaetsja istorija ocherednoj Lory Palmer - semejnaja istorija lozhnykh nadezhd i umolchanija. S Lidiej svjazyvali stolko nadezhd: ona stanet vrachom, a ne domokhozjajkoj, ona vyrvetsja iz ujutnogo, no dushnogo mirka. No kogda s Lidiej proiskhodit tragedija, tonkij kanat, na kotorom balansirovala ee semja, rvetsja, i vse, davnie i ne ochen, sekrety okazyvajutsja vypuscheny na volju. "Vse, chego ja ne skazala" - istorija o lzhi vo spasenie, kotoraja ne perestaet byt lozhju. O tom, kak travmirovannye roditeli nevolno travmirujut svoikh detej. O tom, chto roditeli sposobny sdelat so svoimi detmi iz ljubvi i luchshikh pobuzhdenij. I o tom, nakonets, chto poroj molchanie ubivaet. Roman Selesty Ing - odna iz samykh zametnykh knig poslednikh dvukh let v anglojazychnoj literature. Debjut, kotoryj kritiki nazyvajut ne inache kak "oshelomitelnyj", procha molodoj pisatelnitse bolshoe buduschee.

Letom v Shejker-Khajts tolko i govorili o tom, chto Izabell, mladshenkaja Richardsonov, vse-taki spjatila i spalila dom... V Shejker-Khajts, spokojnom i respektabelnom gorodke vse tschatelno splanirovano - ot ulichnykh povorotov i tsvetnikov u domov do uspeshnykh zhiznej ego obitatelej. I nikto ne olitsetvorjaet dukh gorodka bolshe, chem missis Richardson, idealnaja mat i zhena. No odnazhdy v etom tsarstve uporjadochennoj zhizni pojavljaetsja khudozhnitsa Mija Uorren. U missis Richardson - roskoshnyj dom, zhilische Mii - malenkij "folksvagen-krolik". U odnoj est vse, no zhivet ona v kletke iz pravil. U drugoj net nichego, no ona svobodna kak veter. I v to zhe vremja, tak li uzh daleki oni drug ot druga? U obeikh - deti-podrostki, v kotorykh do pory do vremeni tlejut pozhary, i odnazhdy plamja s revom vyrvetsja i popytaetsja poglotit vse vokrug. Stolknovenie dvukh mirov - porjadka i khaosa - okazhetsja sokrushitelnym dlja obeikh i v to zhe vremja podarit novuju nadezhdu. Novyj roman - eto zakhvatyvajuschaja istorija dvukh semej, v kotoroj mnogo plastov, net delenija na chernoe i beloe, net delenija na geroev i antigeroev. V knige spletena slozhnaja set - iz nravstvennykh printsipov, chuvstv, ambitsij, oshibok proshlogo. Selesta Ing postojanno menjaet rakurs, ona podaet istoriju s tochki zrenija vsekh uchastnikov dramy, i ot etogo voznikaet oschuschenie polnogo pogruzhenija v sozdannyj eju mir, a ot detektivnoj nepredskazuemosti i trillernogo tempa kruzhitsja golova.

Avtor dvukh mirovykh bestsellerov "Vse, chego ja ne skazala" i "I povsjudu tlejut pozhary", ne izmenjaja svoemu psikhologicheskomu stilju, stupaet na novuju dlja sebja zhanrovuju territoriju. Roman o materinskoj ljubvi v mire, kotoryj poraboschen strakhom. Dvenadtsatiletnij Chizh vedet tikhuju zhizn s ljubjaschim, no slomlennym ottsom, byvshim lingvistom, kotoryj teper rabotaet bibliotekarem. Chizh znaet, chto nelzja zadavat voprosy, nelzja vydeljatsja, nelzja ukhodit daleko ot doma. Poslednie gody ikh zhizn podchinena zakonam, prizvannym sokhranit traditsionnye tsennosti. Novye zakony pozvoljajut vlastjam zabirat u oppozitsionno nastroennykh roditelej detej, iz bibliotek i knizhnykh magazinov izymajutsja knigi, schitajuschiesja nepatriotichnymi. Sredi nikh i knizhka stikhov materi Chizha. Mat ischezla, kogda Chizhu bylo devjat let. Odnazhdy Chizh poluchaet zagadochnoe pismo, v kotorom tolko strannye risunki, i otpravljaetsja na poiski materi. Ego puteshestvie stanet vozvrascheniem k skazkam i istorijam, kotorye mat kogda-to uspela emu prochitat i kotorye on zabyl. Novyj roman Selesty Ing - istorija o tom, chto mozhno vyzhit dazhe v perelomannom i iskorezhennom mire, esli serdtse tvoe utselelo.

Avtor dvukh mirovykh bestsellerov "Vse, chego ja ne skazala" i "I povsjudu tlejut pozhary", ne izmenjaja svoemu psikhologicheskomu stilju, stupaet na novuju dlja sebja zhanrovuju territoriju. Roman o materinskoj ljubvi v mire, kotoryj poraboschen strakhom. Dvenadtsatiletnij Chizh vedet tikhuju zhizn s ljubjaschim, no slomlennym ottsom, byvshim lingvistom, kotoryj teper rabotaet bibliotekarem. Chizh znaet, chto nelzja zadavat voprosy, nelzja vydeljatsja, nelzja ukhodit daleko ot doma. Poslednie gody ikh zhizn podchinena zakonam, prizvannym sokhranit traditsionnye tsennosti. Novye zakony pozvoljajut vlastjam zabirat u oppozitsionno nastroennykh roditelej detej, iz bibliotek i knizhnykh magazinov izymajutsja knigi, schitajuschiesja nepatriotichnymi. Sredi nikh i knizhka stikhov materi Chizha. Mat ischezla, kogda Chizhu bylo devjat let. Odnazhdy Chizh poluchaet zagadochnoe pismo, v kotorom tolko strannye risunki, i otpravljaetsja na poiski materi. Ego puteshestvie stanet vozvrascheniem k skazkam i istorijam, kotorye mat kogda-to uspela emu prochitat i kotorye on zabyl. Novyj roman Selesty Ing - istorija o tom, chto mozhno vyzhit dazhe v perelomannom i iskorezhennom mire, esli serdtse tvoe utselelo. Perevodchik: Izvekova Marina

Pislja ekonomichnoji krizi do vladi u SSHA prikhodit avtoritarnij urjad i zaprovadzhuje PAKT, movljav, zadlja "zberezhennja amerikanskoji kulturi". Naspravdi zh tsej zakon dozvoljaje zabirati ditej u batkiv-disidentiv i asimiljuvati jikh u "pravilnomu" seredovischi. Khlopchik Ptakh tezh opinjajetsja pid zagrozoju cherez svoju zovnishnist. Zrostajuchi pid nadmirnoju opikoju batka, vin nestrimno khoche diznatisja, scho stalosja z jogo matir'ju-poetesoju. Chomu vona znikla? Chomu jiji virshi viluchili z bibliotek? Tozh koli vin otrimuje tajemnichij list iz maljunkom - virushaje na jiji poshuki. Novij roman Seleste Ing pro svit, de shukali vinnikh, a koli ne znajshli - priznachili. Pro vidchajdushne bazhannja batkiv zakhistiti svojikh ditej. Pro krichuschu nespravedlivist, iz jakoju namagajutsja borotisja mittsi. Pro nashi vtracheni sertsja, jaki ob'jednujut usikh nezgodnikh. PerekladachAnastasija Dudchenko

Shejker-gajts mav bi buti idealnim mistom dlja zhittja. Tut use splanovano - vid koloru budinkiv do povsjakdennja jogo meshkantsiv. Ale, khoch bi jak mi namagalisja dotrimuvatisja planu, v odin moment schos zminjuje khid nashogo zhittja. Pozhezhi spalakhujut to tut, to tam i zminjujut nas. Inkoli voni rujnujut, ale podekudi - dajut nove zhittja ta pidshtovkhujut shukati vikhid. U Shejker-gajtsi tsi zmini nastajut iz perejizdom sim'ji Voreniv. Rodini ne takoji, jak usi. Novij roman Seleste Ing - gliboka psikhologichna opovid pro vazhku ta spovnenu nadiji noshu materinstva, pervinne bazhannja zakhistiti svojikh ditej vid zhorstokosti chi inakshosti dovkolishnogo svitu, nash vibir, a takozh pro te, kim mi je i kim mogli bi stati. Seleste Ing - amerikanska pismennitsja, laureatka Pushkartskoji premiji za najkrasche opovidannja. Pershij roman pismennitsi "Neskazane" stav bestselerom i prinis avtortsi svitovu slavu. PerekladachAnastasija Dudchenko

An instant New York Times bestseller - A New York Times Notable Book - Named a Best Book of 2022 by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Los Angeles Times, and Oprah Daily, and more - A Reese's Book Club Pick - New York Times Paperback Row Selection From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, comes the inspiring new novel about a mother's unshakeable love. "Riveting, tender, and timely." --People, Book of the Week "Remarkable . . . An unflinching yet life-affirming drama about the power of art and love to push back in dangerous times." --Oprah Daily "Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching . . . I was so invested in the future of this mother and son." --Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club Pick) Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. His mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet, left without a trace when he was nine years old. He doesn't know what happened to her--only that her books have been banned--and he resents that she cared more about her work than about him. Then one day Bird receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, and soon he is pulled into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of heroic librarians, and finally to New York City, where he will learn the truth about what happened to his mother and what the future holds for them both. Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It's about the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children and the power of art to create change.

Tolvåriga Bird Gardner har inte sett sin mamma på över tre år. Margaret försvann efter att hennes dikter använts i protesterna mot de stränga lagar som införts för att värna ”amerikansk kultur” och återinföra fred och välstånd efter den så kallade Krisen. Men en dag får Bird ett brev med en kryptisk teckning i. Han inser att hans mamma försöker kontakta honom. Och han bestämmer sig för att hitta henne.

The gripping and extraordinarily moving new novel from the internationally bestselling Celeste Ng.

Polttavan ajankohtainen ja hätkähdyttävä romaani äidin ja pojan välisestä murtamattomasta rakkaudesta yhteiskunnassa, jota hallitsee pelko ja vihaKaksitoistavuotiaan Birdin äiti Margaret, kiinalaisamerikkalainen runoilija, jätti perheensä kolme vuotta sitten. Bird ei tiedä, mitä äidille tapahtui tai miksi hän lähti. Taloudelliseen epävarmuuteen ja väkivaltaisuuksiin on tarjottu ratkaisuksi "amerikkalaisen kulttuurin säilyttäviä" lakeja. Aasialaistaustaisia vainotaan, ja kirjastoista on poistettu epäisänmaalliset kirjat – myös Birdin äidin teokset. Arvoituksellisen kirjeen avulla Bird pääsee äitinsä jäljille ja löytää maanalaisen kirjastonhoitajien verkoston. Raportit pakkosiirrettyjen lasten kohtaloista vievät Birdin kohti vastarintaa, joka kylvää siementä muutokselle.” Ng tunnetaan perheisiin, etnisyyteen ja ihmissuhteisiin pureutuvana kirjailijana. Nyt hän nostaa riman uudelle tasolle tarinassa, jonka intensiivisyyttä kasvattavat poliisiväkivalta, poliittiset protestit, kirjojen kieltäminen ja ihmisten syrjintä. Ngin kaunis mutta hyytävä romaani resonoi Margaret Atwoodin ja Orjattaresi-romaanin fanien keskuudessa.” – Library Journal

En hjertegribende, medrivende fortælling om den ubrydelige kærlighed mellem en mor og hendes barn i et samfund, der er ødelagt af frygt og had. Tolvårige Bird Gardner lever et stille liv med sin kærlige, men ulykkelige far, en tidligere lingvist som nu ernærer sig som bogopsætter på et universitetsbibliotek. Bird ved, at han ikke skal stille for mange spørgsmål, aldrig må stikke for meget ud, altid skal holde sig til. I ti år har loven om beskyttelse af ”amerikansk kultur”, der opstod i kølvandet på økonomisk usikkerhed og uro i samfundet, domineret familiens liv. Lovgivningen tillader at dissidenters børn kan tvangsfjernes, og biblioteker er blevet nødt til at fjerne bøger, der kan opfattes som upatriotiske, fra hylderne. Heriblandt er Birds mor digtsamlinger. Kinesisk-amerikanske Margaret forlod familien, da Bird var ni år gammel. Bird har lært at tage afstand fra sin mor og hendes digte. Han kender hverken til hendes arbejde eller forklaringen på, hvorfor hun er væk, og han ved bedre end at spørge. Men da han modtager et brev med en kryptisk tegning, begynder hans søgen efter hende. Rejsen går tilbage gennem de mange eventyr, hun fortalte ham som barn, via et hemmeligt netværk af bibliotekarer, ind i tilværelsen hos forsvundne børn, og til sidst til New York, hvor en sidste modstand måske er, hvad der skal til for at forandringens vinde endelig blæser.

Tolvåriga Bird Gardner har inte sett sin mamma på över tre år. Margaret försvann efter att hennes dikter använts i protesterna mot de stränga lagar som införts för att värna ”amerikansk kultur” och återinföra fred och välstånd efter den så kallade Krisen. Men en dag får Bird ett brev med en kryptisk teckning i. Han inser att hans mamma försöker kontakta honom. Och han bestämmer sig för att hitta henne.

From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply heart-wrenching novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear. Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard's library. He knows not to ask too many questions, stand out too much, stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve 'American culture' in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic - including the work of Bird's mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet who left the family when he was nine years old. Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is drawn into a quest to find her. His journey will take him through the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of librarians, into the lives of the children who have been taken, and finally to New York, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change. Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can turn a blind eye to the most searing injustice. It's a story about the power - and limitations - of art to create change in the world, the lessons and legacies we pass onto our children, and how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact.