A Tender Age A Novel

Praise for A Tender Age

"[A] beautiful coming-of-age tale." The Boston Globe

[Lee is] such a beautiful writer Very evocative rich and immersive. The New York Times Podcast, "The Book Review"

Lee tracks his young protagonist s brutal education in the perversity of life...with breathtaking nuance and literary artistry...Each detail in each stunning and dramatic scene is vital and clarion highly charged and resonant. Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)

Lee s striking latest hits hard. Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW)

A melancholy, emotionally rich story of preadolescent struggles. Kirkus (STARRED REVIEW)

Praise for Chang-rae Lee

I have no choice but to ask: Who is a greater novelist than Chang-rae Lee? The Los Angeles Times

Nothing is rushed; nothing is overlooked Lee understands that in art and in stories what is perhaps most valuable is not what can be explained but what can be felt. The Boston Globe

The prose Chang-rae Lee writes is elliptical, riddling, poetic...beautifully made. The New Yorker

[Chang-rae Lee] explores the fundamental human desires to be seen and to love. The Washington Post

Lee s writing style, as usual, is alive with wit and satiric social commentary boisterous and fun. NPR, Fresh Air