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About Celeste Ng
She attended Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of
Michigan. Her debut novel, Everything I Never Told You, won the Hopwood Award, the
Massachusetts Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature and the
ALA's Alex Award and is a 2016 NEA fellow. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. To learn more about her and her work, visit her website at http://celesteng.com or follow her on Twitter: @pronounced_ing.
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Blog postI'm thrilled to report that in its first week in print, Little Fires Everywhere debuts at #7 on the New York Times Hardcover Bestseller List! (It's also at #8 on the NYT Combined Print & Ebook List, #10 on the Publishers Weekly Bestseller List, #4 on the Indie National List, and Amazon's #8 most sold book.)
Thank you so much, all of you, for your support!
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Blog postHere's where I'll be touring for Little Fires Everywhere in September, October, and November. If I'm near you, please stop by and say hi! More details about each event will be on the Events page shortly.
UPDATE: I've moved the date of my Cleveland-area reading (at Shaker Heights Public Library)--dates below are correct!
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Blog postImage credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tunnuz/315645676/
My second novel, Little Fires Everywhere, is now available for preorder!
Click here to pre-order at the retailer of your choice, or call your local indie bookstore.
The cover of LIttle Fires Everywhere will be revealed soon--stay tuned!
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Blog postHere's something cool. My mom informs me that there's a hidden pun on the traditional Chinese cover (available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc.)
Look carefully at characters at top right and bottom left--see how the bottom half of each is shaded out, almost ghostly? At top right, the radical for "ear" (耳) is shaded out; at bottom left, the radical for "mouth" (口) is shaded out. A nod to how no o
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Blog postSome new international covers to share--here are the covers for the Hebrew and Greek translations!
The Hebrew translation (from Sendik Books) will be on pre-sale at th
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Blog postHave questions about Everything I Never Told You? This Wednesday (March 9) I'll be doing a LIVE Q&A on my Facebook author page!
How to join in:
1. Anytime between now and March 9, post a question for me in the comments of this post on my Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/celestengwriter/photos/a.479133202164676.1073741825.432429253501738/960383587372966/?type=1&theater
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Blog postI'm honored and thrilled to share that I'm one of the NEA's 2016 Creative Writing Fellows! Through its creative writing fellowships program, the NEA gives writers the time and space to create, revise, conduct research, and connect with readers.
You can view the whole list (with many, MANY writers I admire) here.
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Blog postI'm delighted to share that I'm a judge (along with Héctor Tobar and Rachel Eliza Griffiths) for the 2016 PEN Open Book Award.
The Pen Open Book Award is given annually to an exceptional book-length work of literature by a writer of color. It's truly an honor to help judge it--and I have been reading like a madwoman (40+ books over the past 2 months) as part of the process! It's opened my eyes to many new writers and many new forms, and I hop
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Blog postI'm very proud to be on the longlist for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, alongside so many authors (and books) I admire myself.
From the award website: "The International DUBLIN Literary Award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English. The Award is an initiative of Dublin City Council the municipal government of Dublin which now retains full ownership of the award. The Award aims to promote excellence in
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Blog postI'm beyond honored (stunned, really) to share that Everything I Never Told You has been awarded the 2015 Massachusetts Book Award in fiction!
Here's a full list of the winners:
https://www.facebook.com/masscenterforthebook/posts/10156014243640251
It's in amazing company alongside novels by finalists Randy Susan Meyers, Annie Weatherwax, Ward Just, Anita Diamant, and Bret Anthony Johnston. Previous years' winners can be found here (wow, that list
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Blog postI'm thrilled to share that Everything I Never Told You has received the 2015 Medici Book Club Prize!
The mission of the Medici Book Club Prize is to recognize a distinguished work of fiction that has inspired thoughtful conversation and contributed to a deeper understanding of the human experience. Previous winners include Ruth Ozeki's A Tale for the Time Being, Lauren Groff's Arcadia, and Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin. The prize wi
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Blog postHi Turkish readers! Here's the Turkish cover for Everything I Never Told You (in Turkish, Sana söyleyemediğim her şey).
The Turkish translation will be out soon from Marti. And stay tuned for more foreign edition covers, including Germany, France, and more!
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Blog postThe Italian edition of Everything I Never Told You will be out at the end of August from Bollati Boringhieri.
In Italian, the title is Quello Che Mon Ti Ho Mai Detto. (Everything sounds better in Italian, doesn't it?)
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Blog postThe Bulgarian translation of Everything I Never Told You was just published a few weeks ago--here's the cover!
The Bulgarian title is Всичко, което не ви казах, and the publisher is Avliga. Bulgarian readers can find more info on the publisher's website:
http://www.avliga.bg/
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Blog postONE more piece of award-related news this morning: Everything I Never Told You has been shortlisted for the John Creasey Dagger Award!
The John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award is given by the Crime Writers' Association in the UK and recognizes "the best crime novel by a first-time author of any nationality first published in the UK in English during the Judging Period." The full shortlist is here and the winner will be announced in September
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Blog postHere is some love from my (other) home state: Everything I Never Told You was recently selected as a finalist for the Ohioana Book Award!
The Ohioana Book Award is given annually and recognizes "outstanding books published each year in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, juvenile literature, and books about Ohio or an Ohioan." Everything I Never Told You is in amazing (and rather intimidating) company on the shortlist, alongside Anthony Do6 years ago Read more -
Blog postI'm thrilled that the Massachusetts Center for the Book has chosen Everything I Never Told You as a "Must Read" book for 2015! It's in fine company--you can see the full list for the fiction category here.
Along with the other books on the list, Everything I Never Told You is now shortlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award, which recognizes "compelling works of Massachusetts fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children's/young adult literature&quo6 years ago Read more -
Blog postThe Dutch translation (Wat Ik Nooit Eerder Heb Gezegd; "What I Never Before Have Said") was published on June 30 by AW Bruna, and the simplified Chinese edition (无声告白; "Silent Confessions") was published yesterday, July 1, by Shanghai Dook Publishing.
Many more translations coming down the pipeline... French, German, Italian, Greek, H
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Blog postPenguin is giving away 25 copies of the new paperback Everything I Never Told You on Goodreads--but there's only one more day! To enter, visit Goodreads here and click "Enter Giveaway." The giveaway ends June 22 at midnight Pacific time.
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Blog postAs a longtime fan of the Diane Rehm Show, I'm delighted to share that Everything I Never Told You will be featured on the DR Show's next "Readers' Review"!
Readers' Review is a once-monthly segment in which Diane Rehm, several critics, and call-in listeners discuss works of fiction. Past episodes have included Lily King's Euphoria, Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming, and Anthony Doerr's All The Light We Cannot See.
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Now a Hulu original series starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.
“I read Little Fires Everywhere in a single, breathless sitting.” —Jodi Picoult
“To say I love this book is an understatement. It’s a deep psychological mystery about the power of motherhood, the intensity of teenage love, and the danger of perfection. It moved me to tears.” —Reese Witherspoon
“Extraordinary . . . books like Little Fires Everywhere don't come along often.” —John Green
From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned—from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules.
Enter Mia Warren—an enigmatic artist and single mother—who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community.
When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town—and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia’s past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs.
Little Fires Everywhere explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the ferocious pull of motherhood—and the danger of believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
Named a Best Book of the Year by: People, The Washington Post, Bustle, Esquire, Southern Living, The Daily Beast, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Audible, Goodreads, Library Reads, Book of the Month, Paste, Kirkus Reviews, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and many more...
Perfect for book clubs! Visit celesteng.com for discussion guides and more.
“A taut tale of ever deepening and quickening suspense." —O, the Oprah Magazine
"Explosive . . . Both a propulsive mystery and a profound examination of a mixed-race family." —Entertainment Weekly
“Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.” So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos. A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle, all their lives, to understand one another.
As guest-editor Celeste Ng writes in her introduction, “Stories are more than documentation: they are a portal in time, through which the moment in which the story was written can magically be in conversation with the moment in which the story is read. . . . The stories that follow will ask you: Do you still remember when the world was like this? Did you care? Is it still like this? Do you want it to be?” The Summer 2020 issue features prose by Charles Yu, Jamel Brinkley, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Karen Shepard, and others.
En Shaker Heights, una tranquila y próspera zona residencial de Cleveland, todo está planeado, desde el trazado de las carreteras hasta los colores de las casas, incluso el triunfal futuro de sus vecinos. Nadie encarna mejor este espíritu que Elena Richardson, cuya vida se rige por un principio fundamental: jugar siempre dentro de las reglas sociales. La historia comienza cuando Mia Warren, artista enigmática y madre soltera, llega a esta idílica burbuja con Pearl, su hija adolescente. Mia lleva consigo un pasado misterioso y un desprecio por las reglas que acabarán amenazando esta comunidad tan cuidadosamente ordenada.
Pequeños fuegos por todas partes, segunda novela de Celeste Ng tras la celebrada Todo lo que no te conté, explora el peso de los secretos largamente guardados y la fuerza del instinto maternal. También el peligro de los que creen que llevar una vida convencional y planificada, donde se respeta el cumplimiento de las reglas, puede evitar el desastre o la angustia de intentar huir del pasado.
Una espectacular segunda obra. Una historia épica, compleja, perfecta para lectores en-tusiastas y destinada a recibir muchos premios. Library Journal
La impresionante segunda novela de Ng es un examen a varios niveles de cómo se forjan y mantienen las identidades, cómo se forman las familias y se prueban las amistades. Y de cómo el concepto de maternidad es mucho más fluido de lo que la sangre sugiere... Un tour de force. Booklist
Quand le voile des apparences ne peut être déchiré, il faut parfois y mettre le feu.
À Shaker Heights, banlieue riche et tranquille de Cleveland, tout est soigneusement planifié pour le bonheur des résidents. Rien ne dépasse, rien ne déborde, à l'image de l'existence parfaitement réglée d'Elena Richardson, femme au foyer exemplaire.
Lorsque Mia Warren, une mère célibataire et bohème, vient s'installer dans cette bulle idyllique avec sa fille Pearl, les relations avec la famille Richardson sont d'abord chaleureuses. Mais peu à peu, leur présence commence à mettre en péril l'entente qui règne entre les voisins. Et la tension monte dangereusement à Shaker Heights.
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Tout ce qu'on ne s'est jamais dit (Sonatine Éditions, 2016), Celeste Ng confirme avec ce deuxième roman son talent exceptionnel. Rarement le feu qui couve sous la surface policée des riches banlieues américaines aura été montré avec tant d'acuité. Cette comédie de mœurs, qui n'est pas sans rappeler l'univers de Laura Kasischke, se lit comme un thriller. Avec cette galerie de portraits de femmes plus poignants les uns que les autres, c'est aussi l'occasion pour l'auteur d'un constat d'une justesse étonnante sur les rapports sociaux et familiaux aujourd'hui.
«Lydia está muerta. Pero esto aún no lo saben.» Así empieza este impresionante thriller, un inaudito ejercicio literario sobre lo que hay detrás de un crimen. Son los años setenta en una tranquila ciudad de Ohio donde todo el mundo se conoce. Y los primeros pasos: una joven desaparecida, un lago cercano a su casa y ese chico de mala fama con el que se veía. En este territorio familiar, Celeste Ng desarrolla una historia que, como ha dicho The New York Times, jamás habíamos visto hasta ahora en la literatura norteamericana. Todo lo que no te conté trata de la familia Lee, de las relaciones entre el matrimonio, sus problemas para integrarse y de todo lo que esperan de Lydia, que ha heredado los ojos azules de su madre y los rasgos chinos de su padre. Y de lo caro que se paga ser la hija predilecta.
Esta novela ha sido en 2014 Bestseller y Notable Book de The New York Times, Mejor Libro de Amazon, Mejor Libro de Ficción de Entertainenent Weekly y Booklist, Mejor Libro de Time Out New York, y Mejor Libro de la National Public Radio, entre otros reconocimientos.
Um encontro entre duas famílias completamente diferentes vai afetar a vida de todos.
Em Shaker Heights tudo é planejado: da localização das escolas à cor usada na pintura das casas. E ninguém se identifica mais com esse espírito organizado do que Elena Richardson.
Mia Warren, uma artista solteira e enigmática, chega nessa bolha idílica com a filha adolescente e aluga uma casa que pertence aos Richardson. Em pouco tempo, as duas se tornam mais do que meras inquilinas: todos os quatro filhos da família Richardson se encantam com as novas moradoras de Shaker. Porém, Mia carrega um passado misterioso e um desprezo pelo status quo que ameaça desestruturar uma comunidade tão cuidadosamente ordenada.
Eleito nos Estados Unidos um dos melhores livros de 2017 por veículos como Entertainment Weekly, The Guardian e The Washington Post, Pequenos incêndios por toda parte explora o peso dos segredos, a natureza da arte e o perigo de acreditar que simplesmente seguir as regras vai evitar todos os desastres.
“Uma experiência de leitura totalmente envolvente, muitas vezes dolorosa e capaz de causar profunda empatia.” — The New York Times Book Review
Na manhã de um dia de primavera de 1977, Lydia Lee não aparece para tomar café. Mais tarde, seu corpo é encontrado em um lago de uma cidade em que ela e sua família sino-americana nunca se adaptaram muito bem.
Quem ou o que fez com que Lydia — uma estudante promissora de 16 anos, adorada pelos pais e que com frequência podia ser ouvida conversando alegremente ao telefone — fugisse de casa e se aventurasse em um bote tarde da noite, mesmo tendo pavor de água e sem saber nadar? À medida que a polícia tenta desvendar o caso do desaparecimento, os familiares de Lydia descobrem que mal a conheciam. E a resposta surpreendente também está muito abaixo da superfície.
Conforme analisa e expõe os segredos da família Lee — os sonhos que deram lugar às decepções, as inseguranças omitidas, as traições e os arrependimentos —, Celeste Ng desenvolve um romance sobre as diversas formas com que pais, filhos e irmãos podem falhar em compreender uns aos outros e talvez até a si mesmos. Uma uma observação precisa e dolorosa do fardo que as expectativas da família representam e da necessidade de pertencimento. Um romance que explora isolamento, sucesso, questões de raça, gênero, família e identidade e permanece com o leitor bem depois de virada a última página.
Tiziana Lo Porto, «la Repubblica»
««Accendiamo tutti piccoli fuochi lungo il cammino della nostra vita. E talvolta l’incendio materiale è persino meno dannoso delle faville che disseminiamo per strada: rancori, sentimenti, non detti, gelosie, sospetti che diventano ossessioni». »
Sabina Minardi, «L’Espresso»
««L’autrice riesce a raccontare tutta la storia con un’empatia generosa, che rende tutto molto più convincente, vicino al lettore». »
Elena Loewenthal, «tuttolibri – La Stampa»
««Celeste Ng si rivela bravissima nel controllare la trama, e nel far sì che i fatti parlino lasciando trapelare anche quello che le persone talvolta non riescono a dire». »
Teresa Franco, «Il Sole 24 Ore»
««Un romanzo in equilibrio tra valore letterario e l’ansia di voltare pagina». »
Michele Neri, «Vanity Fair»
««Celeste Ng è una delle nuove voci importanti della narrativa americana di qualità». »
Livia Manera, «La Lettura – Corriere della Sera»
««Cosa vuol dire essere madri, e cosa siamo disposte a fare per i nostri figli?» »
Marta Cervino, «Marie Claire»
Da questo romanzo la serie Little Fires Everywhere con Reese Witherspoon e Kerry Washington su Amazon Prime Video.
1998, Shaker Heights, Cleveland, Ohio. Una comunità fondata su un insediamento Shaker e popolata da una maggioranza di benintenzionati democratici e abbienti, seguaci, anche se non proprio rigorosi, delle drastiche regole di vita stabilite dai loro predecessori. E due protagoniste diversissime: Elena Richardson, quattro figli, perfezionista, impegnata in attività benefiche, ricca, che incarna la filosofia Shaker; Mia, madre single che ha scelto una vita itinerante fatta di lavori saltuari per dedicare tutto il tempo libero alla fotografia artistica, al momento occupata come domestica in casa Richardson in cambio di un piccolo alloggio. Mia ha una figlia adolescente, Pearl, che stringe amicizia con i ragazzi Richardson, si trova benissimo a Shaker Heights e convince la madre a metter fine al loro vagabondaggio. Ma presto quella che dovrebbe essere una svolta decisiva nella vita delle due donne diventa un problema.
Quando un’amica dei Richardson cerca di adottare una neonata sinoamericana, Elena e Mia si ritroveranno schierate su due fronti opposti nella successiva battaglia per la custodia, che vede contrapposte la madre adottiva americana e la madre naturale cinese. Nella mente della democratica Mrs Richardson scatta il sospetto che Mia nasconda un passato torbido, ed è decisa a fare chiarezza. Ma la sua indagine ossessiva avrà un costo altissimo per tutti.
Con uno stile fluido, paragonato dalla critica americana a quello di Elena Ferrante, Celeste Ng mette a nudo controversi, attualissimi, problemi sociali – immigrazione, povertà, razza, adozioni, e diffusa ipocrisia – e insieme esplora la natura di arte e identità, il peso dei segreti, la forza del legame mat
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Lydia Lee, seize ans, est morte. Mais sa famille l'ignore encore...
Élève modèle, ses parents ont placé en elle tous leurs espoirs. Sa mère, Marylin, femme au foyer, rêve que sa fille fasse les études de médecine qu'elle n'a pas pu accomplir. Son père, James, professeur d'université d'origine chinoise, a tant souffert de sa différence qu'il a hâte de la retrouver parfaitement intégrée sur le campus.
Mais le corps de Lydia gît au fond d'un lac.
Accident, meurtre ou suicide ? Lorsque l'adolescente est retrouvée, la famille Lee, en apparence si soudée, va devoir affronter ses secrets les mieux gardés. Des secrets si longtemps enfouis qu'au fil du temps ils ont imperceptiblement éloigné ses membres, creusant des failles qui ne pourront sans doute jamais être comblées.
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out ce qu'on ne s'est jamais dit distille un suspense d'une rare efficacité. Mais ce livre qu'on garde en soi très longtemps est bien plus que cela. Celeste Ng aborde la violence de la dynamique familiale, les difficultés de communication, le malaise adolescent, avec une intensité exceptionnelle qui évoque l'univers de Laura Kasischke. En distinguant cette œuvre envoûtante comme l'un des meilleurs romans de l'année, les critiques anglo-saxons ont salué la naissance d'un écrivain majeur et fait le succès du livre, vendu à plus d'un million d'exemplaires.
«Celeste Ng racconta una storia più grande di qualunque movente possa avere un crimine... Ne emerge il ritratto di una famiglia in lotta per veder riconosciuto il suo posto nella storia.»
The New York Times Book Review
«Un esordio di grande potenza, una scrittura brillante e precisa: Ng strega il lettore fin dalla prima pagina con il mistero della morte di Lydia.»
The Huffington Post
È una scena che abbiamo visto spesso al cinema e nelle serie TV: la madre apre la porta della camera della figlia e la trova vuota, il letto intatto. Si teme subito il peggio. Si chiede agli amici, ai vicini, poi si chiama la polizia. La sedicenne Lydia Lee viene ritrovata morta, annegata nel lago vicino a casa: è stata uccisa? E da chi? Oppure si è trattato di un incidente? Perché è uscita di notte? Tutte domande che continuano a tenere il lettore con il fiato sospeso, come in un romanzo giallo. Ma presto altre domande si insinuano nella sua mente, molto meno esplicite ma altrettanto inquietanti. Quello che rende eccezionale questa storia, e ne spiega l’enorme successo negli Stati Uniti e in Gran Bretagna, è il talento dell’esordiente Celeste Ng nel «dire» e «non dire», nello svelare senza inutile enfasi le radici profonde di una tragedia famigliare solo in apparenza ordinaria.