{"product_id":"the-sense-of-wonder-paperback","title":"The Sense of Wonder - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Salesses\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of PEN\/Faulkner finalist \u003ci\u003eDisappear Doppelg舅ger Disappear\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCraft in the Real World\u003c\/i\u003e comes a \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea smart, very meta take\u003c\/b\u003e\" \u003cb\u003e(Kirkus Reviews) on the ways Asian Americans navigate the thorny worlds of sports and entertainment when everything is stacked against them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An Asian American basketball star walks into a gym. No one recognizes him, but everyone stares anyway. It is the start of a joke but what is the punchline? When Won Lee, the first Asian American in the NBA, stuns the world in a seven-game winning streak, the global media audience dubs it \"The Wonder\"--much to Won's chagrin. Meanwhile, Won struggles to get attention from his coach, his peers, his fans, and most importantly, his hero, Powerball!, who also happens to be Won's teammate and the captain. Covering it all is sportswriter Robert Sung, who writes about Won's stardom while grappling with his own missed hoops opportunities as well as his place as an Asian American in media. And to witness it all is Carrie Kang, a big studio producer, who juggles a newfound relationship with Won while attempting to bring K-drama to an industry not known to embrace anything new or different. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sense of Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e follows Won and Carrie as they chronicle the human and professional tensions exacerbated by injustices and fight to be seen and heard on some of the world's largest stages. An incredibly funny and heart-rending dive into race and our \"collective imagination that lays bare our limitations before blasting joyfully past them\" (Catherine Chung). This is the work of a gifted storyteller at the top of his game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e's 20 Most Anticipated Books of Winter \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e's\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e22 Books We're Looking Forward to in 2023 \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e's Best New Books to Kick Off 2023 \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of January \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e's January 2023 Book Club Pick \u003cbr\u003e Vulture's 30 Books We Can't Wait to Read This Winter \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e's 12 Must-Read Books of January 2023 \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Orange County Register\u003c\/i\u003e's\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMost Anticipated of 2023 \u003cbr\u003e Powell's Picks of the Month \u003cbr\u003e Book Culture's Most Anticipated Books of January \u003cbr\u003e Apple Books's Staff Picks of January \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e's 8 Books We Can't Stop Talking About This Month\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e's Best Book Covers of January\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Salesses\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sense of Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e, national bestseller \u003ci\u003eCraft in the Real World\u003c\/i\u003e, the 2021 finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction \u003ci\u003eDisappear Doppelg舅ger Disappear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e and two other novels\u003c\/i\u003e. Adopted from Korea, he has written about adoption, race, and Asian American masculinity in \u003ci\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays 2020\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR's \u003ci\u003eCode Switch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e blog \u003ci\u003eMotherlode\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, among other media outlets. \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed \u003c\/i\u003ehas named him one of 32 Essential Asian American Writers. He lives in New York City, where he is an Assistant Professor of Writing at Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.35 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759118942496,"sku":"9780316425810","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7020b3bc565c8a3f56987eee371aeee0.webp?v=1780142818","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sense-of-wonder-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}