All Our Ordinary Stories GN (2024 Arsenal Pulp Press) A Multigenerational Family Odyssey comic books 2022-2024

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1st printing. Story and art by Teresa Wong. Beginning with her mother's stroke in 2014, Teresa Wong takes us on a moving journey through time and place to locate the beginnings of the disconnection she feels from her parents. Through a series of stories-some epic, like her mother and father's daring escapes from communes during China's Cultural Revolution, and some banal, like her quitting Chinese school to watch Saturday morning cartoons-Wong carefully examines the cultural, historical, language, and personality barriers to intimacy in her family, seeking answers to the questions "Where did I come from?" and "Where are we going?" At the same time, she discovers how storytelling can bridge distances and help make sense of a life. Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $21.95.