2021 selection · Fiction & literature

The Chosen and the Beautiful

Name: The Chosen and the Beautiful
Author: Nghi Vo
ISBN: 9781250784780

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around historical fiction, identity & culture, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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