Description
Exceptional, moving, and not to be Hoffman
Gentle and fierce, heartbreaking without sacrificing its sense of humor . . . I have never read anything like Jones, Jr.
A staggering, tender epic about gay men in rural China and the women who marry them.
For over thirty years, Old Second and Bao Mei have cobbled together a meager existence in New York Citys Chinatown. But unlike other couples, these two share an unusual past. In rural Fuzhou, before they emigrated, they frequented the Workers Cinema: a theater where gay men cruised for love.
While classic war films played, Old Second and his countrymen found intimacy in the screening rooms. In the box office, Bao Mei sold movie tickets to closeted men, guarding their secrets and finding her own happiness with the projectionist. But when Old Seconds passion for his male lover is revealed, a series of haunting events unfold, propelling these characters toward an uncertain future in America.
Spanning three timelinespost-socialist China, 1980s Chinatown, and contemporary New YorkCinema Love is an exceptional and moving (Alice Hoffman) epic about men and women who find themselves in forbidden relationships; the weight of secrets; and the way memory forever haunts the present.
Author: Jiaming Tang
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 05/07/2024
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.29w x 1.15d
ISBN: 9780593474334
Language: English
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