{"product_id":"marimo-mon-amour-paperback","title":"Marimo, Mon Amour - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren An-Hwei Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE CATHERINE DOCTOROW INNOVATIVE FICTION PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA technocratic collapse erases an obscure poet from existence, she and her pet moss ball refuse to disappear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarimo, Mon Amour\u003c\/i\u003e is a surreal, contemplative novel set in the quarantined borough of Alphabet City, where a botched data migration leaves obscure poet Zinger Zingiber effectively erased from the record. Furloughed from her jobs as a dumpling-maker and asylum specialist, she withdraws to her apartment with only her pet moss ball, Marimo, for company. As the Bureau of Misidentification bans forbidden words and controls identity, Zinger appoints herself the \"Minister of Loneliness,\" observing a world suspended in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom this quiet refuge, Zinger meditates on solitude, the fragility of memory, and the small, ephemeral moments that become acts of meaning. Her narration drifts between dream and reality, blending whimsy with philosophical inquiry. Lyrical and recursive, the novel draws on the psychological depth of Dostoevsky and the surreal sensibilities of Italo Calvino and Yoko Ogawa as it explores agency a plague of \u003ci\u003eabsentia\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eMarimo, Mon Amour\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to readers of literary and speculative fiction, fans of surreal or philosophical narratives, and anyone drawn to meditations on isolation, resistance, and the endurance of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren An-hwei Lee\u003c\/b\u003e is author of the novels \u003ci\u003eSonata in K\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Maze of Transparencies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLove Chronicles from the Octopodes\u003c\/i\u003e. Her book of literary criticism, \u003ci\u003eAnglophone Literatures in the Asian Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected for the Cambria Sinophone World Series. Lee has also authored several poetry collections, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful Immunity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524030828683,"sku":"9781573662185","price":33.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/BtSTcFy-Gt9781573662185.webp?v=1790182250","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/marimo-mon-amour-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}