Quan Barry
Quan Barry is an American poet, novelist, and playwright known for her works that often explore themes of identity, culture, and the human experience. She has received critical acclaim for her poetry collections and novels, and her writing is characterized by its lyrical style and depth of insight.
Books
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1. When I'm Gone, Look For Me In The East
Set against the sweeping landscapes of Mongolia, this novel follows the journey of twin brothers tasked with finding the reincarnation of a great lama. As they traverse the rugged terrain, the brothers grapple with their diverging paths—one deeply rooted in Buddhist tradition, the other drawn to the modern world. Their quest becomes a profound exploration of faith, identity, and the bonds that tether them to each other and their homeland. Through their eyes, readers are invited into a world where the spiritual and the earthly coexist, and where the search for truth is as vast as the horizon.
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2. We Ride Upon Sticks
In late-1980s Salem, a scrappy high-school field hockey team turns to witchcraft to change its luck, and in the process the girls forge a fierce, messy sisterhood as they pursue championships and self-definition. Blending humor and magical realism, the novel explores adolescence, desire, power and the costs of rebellion against family, community and conservative politics, showing how friendship, identity and small acts of resistance can transform ordinary lives.
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