Paisley Rekdal Books
The Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee
When you come from a mixed race background as Paisley Rekdal does — her mother is Chinese American and her father is Norwegian– thorny issues of identity politics, and interracial desire are never...
Read MoreThe broken country
The Broken Country uses a violent incident that took place in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2012 as a springboard for examining the long-term cultural and psychological effects of the Vietnam War. To ma...
Read MoreImaginary vessels
"Compelling, appealing, cinematic ... 'ekdal refreshes the meaning and the image of being displaced in this world."--The Boston Globe "Rekdal's work deeply satisfies, for it witnesses and wonders o...
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