{"product_id":"becoming-ghost-poetry-cathy-linh-che-paperback","title":"Becoming Ghost: Poetry -- Cathy Linh Che, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e2025 National Book Award Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAnisfield-Wolf Book Awards Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2026 APALA Literature Awards - Asian American Poetry Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Poetry of 2024 and 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Poetry Collections, 2025 NPR's Books We Love 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e2026 ALA RUSA Notable Poetry List\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe long-awaited sophomore poetry collection by award-winning writer Cathy Linh Che, on familial estrangement, the Vietnam War, and Francis Ford Coppola's \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe follow-up to her acclaimed poetry debut \u003ci\u003eSplit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e documents Cathy Linh Che's parents' experiences as refugees who escaped the Vietnam War and then were cast as extras in Francis Ford Coppola's film \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e, placing them at the margins of their own story. The poetry collection uses persona, speculation, and the golden shovel form as a means of moving Vietnamese voices from the periphery to the center. The speaker's disownment raises questions about the challenges of using parents as poetic subjects, telling familial stories to a broader public, and the meaning of forgiveness.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cathy Linh Che\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.9\" H x 5.9\" L x 0.5\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781668088920\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50792706867504,"sku":"9781668088920","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781668088920.jpg?v=1784237378","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/becoming-ghost-poetry-cathy-linh-che-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}