A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home by Nicole Chung, Mensah Demary

A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home

Nicole Chung, Mensah Demary

252 pages first pub 2020 (view editions)

nonfiction essays challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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This book is ideal for readers seeking reflective, emotionally resonant explorations of identity and belonging through diverse personal journeys across cultures and borders.

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From rediscovering an ancestral village in China to experiencing the realities of American life as a Nigerian, the search for belonging crosses borders and generations. Selected from the archives of Catapult magazine, the essays in A Map Is Only O...

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Moods

reflective: 92%

emotional: 75%

informative: 55%

challenging: 50%

inspiring: 42%

sad: 25%

hopeful: 22%

adventurous: 12%

dark: 10%

tense: 7%

funny: 5%


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