Obit by Chang, Victoria

After her mother's death, Chang wrote deep into grief by composing "obits"-from her mother's blue dress to language itself.

Author: Victoria Chang
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Published: 04/07/2020
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781556595745
Award: National Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/20/2020 pg. 41
Booklist 03/01/2020 pg. 9
Library Journal 05/01/2020 pg. 118

About the Author
Born in Detroit, Michigan to Taiwanese immigrants, Victoria Chang was educated at the University of Michigan, Harvard University, and Stanford Business School and holds an MFA in poetry from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers. She is the author of five books of poetry, including Circle; Salvinia Molesta; and The Boss, which received a PEN Center USA Literary Award as well as a California Book Award. Her children's picture book, Is Mommy? was named a New York Times Notable Book. She lives in Southern California with her family and serves as the Program Chair of Antioch's Low-Residency MFA Program.