Tsering Yangzom Lama, "We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies" with Kim Fu

1521 10th Avenue,Seattle WA 98122

23 May, 2022

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Novelist Tsering Yangzom Lama, reads from and discusses "We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies" with Kim Fu This is scheduled to be live/in-person at Elliott Bay Book Company. Registration is not required. A story that would readerly appeal for the subject matter alone - the story of a Tibetan family living through the trauma of exile and diaspora that many Tibetan refugees and families have had to endure the past half-century and more - but that attains a whole other level with the compelling power, beauty and artistry of the writing by Tsering Yangzom Lama with her extraordinary first novel, We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies (Bloomsbury). “This symphonic novel sweeps like a long wave to its transcendent, devastating conclusion. A story about the violence of exile, but also about the bright threads of love that tie these characters to their culture, their ancestral land, and each other: an intelligent, adaptable love that offers them their survival. Sentence by sentence, Lama builds an unforgettable world, sharpened by the force of her characters' longing. You must hand your heart over to this astonishing novel-it will be better for the breaking.” ―Shruti Swamy. “We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies showcases a writer of rare talent and uncompromising vision. In these pages that speak of exile and loss, of longing and sorrow, Tsering Lama also manages to remind us – with startling beauty and compassion – how much can still survive. This novel is a testament to a people's resolve to love, no matter what. A triumph.” ―Maaza Mengiste. Tsering Yangzom Lama was born and raised in Nepal, and has lived in recent years in Vancouver, Toronto, and New York City. She has really done it with this novel, taken the measure of what life and hold and be. Tsering Yangzom Lama will be appearing in conversation with Seattle novelist Kim Fu, whose books include The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore and, most recently, Known Monsters of the 21st Century: Stories.