{"product_id":"the-italy-letters","title":"The Italy Letters","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Vi Khi Nao's fictional language is full of magical slippages ... an esoteric sadness seeps up through surface deadpan and pizzazz.\" --Jonathan Lethem \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA mesmerizing epistolary tale of a sensual queer love affair set against the backdrop of Las Vegas' gritty underbelly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Italy Letters\u003c\/i\u003e is a slim, powerful shot of literary fantasia from one of America's best-kept secrets. Long an underground favorite, visionary writer Vi Khi Nao weaves an unforgettable and highly distinctive story of a love affair suffused with longing, erotic passion, and heartbreak--all while painting a picture of the gritty underside of Las Vegas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis beautiful and mesmerizing novel by a queer Vietnamese American writer is a brilliant and unclassifiable work of fiction that takes the form of a series of letters written by the unnamed narrator to her lover in Italy ... part of a stream-of-consciousness narrative that is by turns poignant, bawdy, funny, and disturbing--and often beautifully poetic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, the story touches on the immigrant experience, LGBTQIA identity, social class, writing, betrayal, sex, and homesickness. The result is an authentically distinctive piece of writing from a writer on the cusp of wide acclaim.","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48134376947901,"sku":"BS-TC0-891305","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781685891305-HD.jpg?v=1787111446","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/the-italy-letters","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}