Cecilia

A visceral, bite-size novella from a rising Asian American literary star with a striking, surreal, irreverent voice - one of the '5 under 35' National Book Award honoreesAn erotic, surreal novella about the ecstasies of intense friendships and obsessive loveSeven, who works as a cleaner at a chiropractor's office, re-encounters Cecilia, a woman who has obsessed her since their school days.As the two of them board the same bus - each dubiously claiming not to be following the other - their chance meeting spurs a series of intensely vivid and corporeal memories. As past and present bleed together, Seven can feel her desire begin to unmoor her from the flow of time.Smart, subversive and gripping, Cecilia is a winding, misty road trip through bodily transformation, inextricable histories of violence and love, and the ghosts of girlhood friendship.

[A] thrillingly disorienting novella of queer love and intimate obsession... In this author’s highly original voice, language writhes into new, ultra-sensual imaginings and leads us into an uncanny world where the familiar is made strange Guardian
Chang continues to captivate with her lyrical prose and rich storytelling... Cecilia's intricate narrative structure and magical realism creates a hauntingly beautiful tapestry of emotions & experiences. Chang is an inventive voice that deserves to be heard Glamour
Touched by magical realism and clearly influenced by the folklore of the author Chang’s upbringing, this novel is at once strange and erotic, with the pairing’s charged relationship leading to gripping consequences attitude
Rowdy and razor-sharp, luminescent and enchanting, K-Ming Chang is an utter master of the strange intimacies of the body -- Alexandra Kleeman
If you're not reading K-MIng Chang, then what are you reading?... A surreal cascade of girlhood memories about desire, queerness, and obsession. Cecilia is at once erotic and repulsive, carnal and tasty. In a word: delicious Literary Hub
Erotic and strange, captivating and twisted: This one’s for the freaks (complimentary) Bustle
Chang explores the ways in which the body can elicit both desire and disgust, and offers an original look at the volatility of a teen friendship. It’s another high-water mark from a prolific and provocative author Publishers Weekly
The work of reading this book leaves the reader with the same feeling one has after eating a particularly indulgent meal—satiation, with the knowledge of more hunger to come Kirkus Reviews

K-Ming Chang is a Kundiman fellow, a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and an O. Henry Prize winner. She is the author of the novel Bestiary, which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and Gods of Want, which won the Lambda Literary Award.

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