<p><b>Chang-rae Lee's <i>A Gesture Life</i> is now available for the first time in audio!</b></p><p>His remarkable debut novel was called 'rapturous' (<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>) 'revelatory' (<i>Vogue</i>) and 'wholly innovative' (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>). It was the recipient of six major awards including the prestigious Hemingway Foundation/PEN award. Now Chang-rae Lee has written a powerful and beautifully crafted second novel that leaves no doubt about the extraordinary depth and range of his talent.</p><p><i>A Gesture Life</i> is the story of a proper man an upstanding citizen who has come to epitomize the decorous values of his New York suburban town. Courteous honest hardworking and impenetrable Franklin Hata a Japanese man of Korean birth is careful never to overstep his boundaries and to make his neighbors comfortable in his presence. Yet as his story unfolds precipitated by the small events surrounding him we see his life begin to unravel. Gradually we learn the mystery that has shaped the core of his being: his terrible forbidden love for a young Korean Comfort Woman when he served as a medic in the Japanese army during World War II.</p><p>In <i>A Gesture Life</i> Chang-rae Lee leads us with dazzling control through a taut suspenseful story about love family and community—and the secrets we harbor. As in <i>Native Speaker</i> he writes of the ways outsiders conform in order to survive and the price they pay for doing so. It is a haunting breathtaking display of talent by an acclaimed young author.</p>
