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If I Survive You

by Jonathan Escoffery
RM49.00 MYR Now RM38.00 MYR Save 22%
If I Survive You
If I Survive You

Tragicomedy of familial bonds in immigrant life.

"If I Survive You" is a poignant exploration of identity and belonging, wrapped in sharp humor and rich emotional depth. It's not just a narrative but an experience that mirrors the complex layers of family ties and personal struggle. Jonathan Escoffery doesn't just tell a story; he offers a mosaic of moments that could make you laugh and then choke up on the very next page. For anyone who's ever felt out of place or had to navigate the tempest of family expectations versus self-discovery, this book might just resonate with you on a profoundly personal level.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2023)
  • National Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2022)
  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee for Shortlist (2023)
  • PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for John Leonard Prize (2022)
  • Gordon Burn Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)
  • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Nominee for Longlist (2023)
  • Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2024)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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If I Survive You

by Jonathan Escoffery
RM49.00 MYR Now RM38.00 MYR Save 22%
ISBN: 9780008501211
Authors: Jonathan Escoffery
Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd
Date of Publication: 2023-02-02
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Race, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.69
(rated by 12290 readers)

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A major debut that follows a Jamaican family in Miami navigating recession, racism, and Hurricane Andrew. 1979. Topper and Sanya flee to Miami as political violence consumes their native Kingston. But they soon learn that the welcome in America will be far from warm. Trelawny, their youngest son, comes of age in a society which regards him with suspicion and confusion, greeting him with the puzzled question ‘What are you?’ Their eldest son Delano’s longing for a better future for his own children is equalled only by his recklessness in trying to secure it. As both brothers navigate the obstacles littered in their path – an unreliable father, racism, a financial crisis, and Hurricane Andrew – they find themselves pitted against one another. Will their rivalry be the thing that finally tears their family apart? The thrilling linked stories in Jonathan Escoffery’s If I Survive You pulse with inimitable style, heart, and barbed humour while unravelling what it means to carve out an existence between cultures, homes, and paychecks. They announce Escoffery as a chronicler of life at its most gruesome and hopeful.
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Tragicomedy of familial bonds in immigrant life.

"If I Survive You" is a poignant exploration of identity and belonging, wrapped in sharp humor and rich emotional depth. It's not just a narrative but an experience that mirrors the complex layers of family ties and personal struggle. Jonathan Escoffery doesn't just tell a story; he offers a mosaic of moments that could make you laugh and then choke up on the very next page. For anyone who's ever felt out of place or had to navigate the tempest of family expectations versus self-discovery, this book might just resonate with you on a profoundly personal level.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2023)
  • National Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2022)
  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee for Shortlist (2023)
  • PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for John Leonard Prize (2022)
  • Gordon Burn Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)
  • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Nominee for Longlist (2023)
  • Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2024)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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