Weike Wang Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Zwei Sommerurlaube mit den Schwiegereltern, die herrlich schiefgehen: Keru und Nate verlieben sich gerade wegen ihrer kulturellen Unterschiede ineinander. Keru arbeitet als Unternehmensberaterin und ist mit sechs aus China in die USA eingewandert. Nate forscht als Biologe zum Sozialverhalten von Fruchtfliegen. Er ist der Erste in seiner Familie, der eine Universität von innen sieht. Das Einzige, worin ihre Eltern sich einig sind: Es ist Zeit für Enkel. Aber Keru und Nate wollen keine Kinder. Um des lieben Friedens willen planen die beiden zwei gemeinsame Sommerurlaube mit ihren Eltern, auf Cape Cod und in den Catskills. Doch irgendwann kann Keru ihre über Jahre aufgestaute Wut nicht mehr unterdrücken, so viele Erwartungen, so viel Druck. Und Nate hat sich längst so sehr in die Welt seiner Forschungsobjekte zurückgezogen, dass er keinen Weg mehr findet, seine Frau aufzuhalten.

A witty and moving novel about a complex woman who embraces her true self, from an award-winning author. Joan, a thirtysomething ICU doctor in a bustling New York City hospital, is the daughter of Chinese immigrants who sought the American dream for their children. Devoted to her work and content in her solitude, she often reflects on her roots—whether they lie in her demanding career or the cultural expectations of her family. After her parents return to China following her and her brother Fang's career establishment, Joan's life is upended by her father's sudden death and her mother's return to America, seeking to reconnect. This upheaval coincides with a global health crisis that challenges Joan’s comfort zone, her hospital, and her city. Deceptively simple yet deeply impactful, the narrative is infused with sharp humor and addresses resonant themes: the experience of being Chinese-American, the pressures of working in medicine during a crisis, the struggle for voice in a dominant culture, navigating a male-dominated workplace, and maintaining independence within a close-knit family. Ultimately, it presents a striking portrait of a remarkable woman who lingers in the reader's mind long after the last page.

PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD WINNER • WHITING AWARD WINNER • Smart, moving, and funny, a unique coming-of-age story about a quirky, overworked narrator who seems to be on the cusp of a perfect life but finds herself on a new path of discoveries about everything she thought she knew. "Told in a hilarious deadpan that recalls Gish Jen and Nora Ephron." —O, The Oprah Magazine At first glance, the life of the narrator of Weike Wang’s debut novel seems ideal: she is studying for a prestigious PhD in chemistry that will make her Chinese parents proud (or at least satisfied), and her successful, supportive boyfriend has just proposed to her. But instead of feeling hopeful, she is wracked with ambivalence: the long, demanding hours at the lab have created an exquisite pressure cooker, and she doesn’t know how to answer the marriage question. Soon it all becomes too much and her life plan veers off course....