Nominated for the PEN Translation Prize and the Best Translated Book
Award
A nameless narrator passes through her life, searching for meaning and
connection in experiences she barely feels. For her, time and identity
blur, and all action is reaction. She can't quite understand what
motivates others to take life seriously enough to focus on anything--for
her existence is a loosely woven tapestry of fleeting concepts. From
losing her virginity to mindless jobs and a splintered, unsupportive
family, the lessons learned have less to do with the reality we all
share and more to do with the truth of the imagination, which is where
the narrator focuses to discover herself.