Ebook {Epub PDF} Brass by Xhenet Aliu

Brass is a striking portrait of the immigrant and second-generation experience in America. I especially liked how Xhenet Aliu—who has previously published a short story collection and is herself from Waterbury, CT and the daughter of an Albanian father and Lithuanian-American mother—weaves in different uses of the title "brass," as in "brass knuckles," "brass trumpets" and a "brass knocker.". Called “extremely funny and mordant” by Sherman Alexie, Xhenet Aliu’s debut fiction collection, Domesticated Wild Things, and Other Stories, won the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. Her debut novel, Brass, will be published by Random House in January /5(). It's hard to believe that Brass is a debut novel for Xhenet Aliu. It's a powerful story, and so well written. The story is told in two timelines from the alternating points of view of mother Ellie and daughter Luljeta. Ellie's part of the story takes place when she is in her late /5.

Brass is a striking portrait of the immigrant and second-generation experience in America. I especially liked how Xhenet Aliu—who has previously published a short story collection and is herself from Waterbury, CT and the daughter of an Albanian father and Lithuanian-American mother—weaves in different uses of the title "brass," as in. "The unforgettable mother and daughter at the center of Brass are as bright and tough as the metal itself, and Xhenet Aliu depicts their parallel journeys with equal parts grit and tenderness. Brass is a fierce, big-hearted, unflinching debut."—Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You "Xhenet Aliu is ferociously talented. 'Brass,' by Xhenet Aliu. Caroline Leavitt. Jan. 17, Updated: Jan. 17, p.m. Facebook Twitter Email. 3. 1 of 3 "Brass" Random House Show More Show Less 2 of 3 Xhenet Aliu Sara Wise.

Brass is a striking portrait of the immigrant and second-generation experience in America. I especially liked how Xhenet Aliu—who has previously published a short story collection and is herself from Waterbury, CT and the daughter of an Albanian father and Lithuanian-American mother—weaves in different uses of the title "brass," as in "brass knuckles," "brass trumpets" and a "brass knocker.". It's hard to believe that Brass is a debut novel for Xhenet Aliu. It's a powerful story, and so well written. The story is told in two timelines from the alternating points of view of mother Ellie and daughter Luljeta. Ellie's part of the story takes place when she is in her late teens, meets Luljeta's father, and gets pregnant. “Xhenet Aliu’s Brass fuses two distinct plot lines: that of Elsie–a young, pregnant waitress in love with Bashkim, an Albanian line cook–and the journey of her daughter, Luljeta, 17 years later, to renconcile the past. The result is a tale alive with humor and gumption, of the knotty, needy bond between a mother and daughter .