{"product_id":"1668005492-the_double_life_of_benson_yu_a_novel","title":"The Double Life of Benson Yu: A Novel","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA nuanced, complex, and highly original novel.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Yu, National Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewinning author of \u003ci\u003eInterior Chinatown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis fresh and unique work of metafiction follows\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBenson Yu, a writer, who\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eloses control of his own narrative when he attempts to write the story of his fraught upbringing in 1980s Chinatown.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In a Chinatown housing project lives twelve-year-old Benny, his ailing grandmother, and his strange neighbor Constantine, a man who believes he's a reincarnated medieval samurai. When his grandmother is hospitalized, Benny manages to survive on his own until a social worker comes snooping. With no other family, he is reluctantly taken in by Constantine and soon, an unlikely bond forms between the two.\u003cbr\u003e At least, that's what Yu, the narrator of the story, wants to write.\u003cbr\u003e The creator of a bestselling comic book, Yu is struggling with continuing the poignant tale of Benny and Constantine and can't help but interject from the present day, slowly revealing a darker backstory. Can Yu confront the demons he's spent his adult life avoiding or risk his own life...and Benny's?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003ePsychological\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Like New","offer_id":47719270777022,"sku":"1668005492-2","price":14.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71C2T-3ZQ5L.jpg?v=1782325086","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/1668005492-the_double_life_of_benson_yu_a_novel","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}