Goblin Fruit: Stories

By David Marshall Chan and Cleo Qian

Graceful tales of place, identity, and young lives in flux in the city of angels are offered by a distinctive new literary voice. All are shaped by the pop dreams and cultural divide that is Los... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893956326
• ISBN13: 9781893956322
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Context Books
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

heartfelt and hip

This collection is gorgeous--full of pop culture references, yes, but the stories have an odd, beautiful resonance that is all their own. Friends, this author is going be someone, so don't miss his debut.

definitely worth reading...

There are some very lovely, well-crafted stories in this collection. Chan really captures the mood of growing up in the 70's and 80's in the landscape of Southern California. I particularly enjoyed "Falling," "Brilliant Disguise", and the final story in the collection. Chan's writing is honest and reflective, and his language is poetic without being flowery. I was impressed by how he developed and wove in the themes of transformation and self-discovery to bind the stories together and create a satisfying arc in the collection. I look forward to reading more from him.