Chosen and the Beautiful

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Nghi Vo: Chosen and the Beautiful (2021, Cengage Gale)

English language

Published Aug. 23, 2021 by Cengage Gale.

ISBN:
978-1-4328-9148-0
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Nghi Vo’s stunning and subversive retelling of The Great Gatsby subtly infuses the world with magic. Jordan Baker is a queer, adopted Vietnamese American raised in America’s wealthiest social circles. She can make cut paper come to life — though it's a skill she has little opportunity to hone as it comes from her Vietnamese ancestry, and she knows no other person of her heritage. She befriends Daisy as a child, and Daisy becomes the epitome of white wealth and privilege. Immersed in Jazz Age culture, Vo expertly draws out the white patriarchal racism and sexism of The Great Gatsby.

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Subjects

  • Fiction, magical realism
  • Fiction, lgbtq+, general
  • Fiction, fantasy, historical