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Winner of the 2018 Kirkus Prize, A New York Times Notable Book of 2018, An Indie Next SelectionA Best Book of 2018 at Elle, Marie Claire, Refinery29, Bustle, Buzzfeed, BookPage, Bookish, Mental Floss, Chicago Review of Books, HuffPost, Electric Literature, Amazon Editors', A.V. Club, Jezebel, Vulture"A fierce debut from a writer with seemingly boundless imagination. . . A stunning, audacious book with a fresh take on both office politics and what the apocalypse might bring." -- Michael Schaub, NPR.orgMaybe it's the end of the world, but not for Candace Chen, a millennial, first-generation American and office drone meandering her way into adulthood in Ling Ma's offbeat, wryly funny, apocalyptic satire, Severance.Candace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine.
About the Author
Ling Ma was born in Sanming, China and grew up in Utah, Nebraska, and Kansas. Her debut novel Severance received the Kirkus Prize, the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award, and was named a NY Times Notable Book. A 2020 Whiting recipient, she lives in Chicago, where she enjoys visiting her favorite indie bookstores. These include Unabridged Books, The Dial, Pilsen Community, City Lit, and the Seminary Co-op, among others.
