Revelatory, sad, uplifting and very, very angry (
Stylist)
The
you-gotta-read-this anthology (
Stylist)
Immigration has become a hot-button issue in America for all the wrong reasons (see: racists), and
The Good Immigrant is the perfect antidote to all the hate. Through essays from first- and second-generation immigrants like Jenny Zhang, Chigozie Obioma, Fatimah Asghar and more, you'll get a whole new perspective on everything from '90s fashion to Uber drivers (
PopSugar)
There are no weak links in this
well-curated book (
Kirkus Reviews)
The
strength of this collection is in its diversity - of gender, sexuality, privilege, experience, and writing style. A gift for anyone who understands or wants to learn about the breadth of experience among immigrants to the US,
this collection showcases the joy, empathy, and fierceness needed to adopt the country as one's own (
Publishers Weekly)
This collection is a resounding success on multiple fronts.
Its righteous rage is perfectly matched by its literary rewards . . .
a surround-sound chorus that bristles with an unpredictable, electric energy . . . Each essay is a tantalizing introduction - and invitation - to the larger body of work these artists have already created and will continue to make long after this moment passes. What unites this defiant chorus of immigrant voices is best expressed in this variation on an enduring line by Langston Hughes: 'We, too, sing America' (
Washington Post)
A well-curated set of essays from writers and artists . . .
This book does what books can do better than other media: it devotes space to the shadowy ranges, to the subjects that are not easily graspable - the ineffable, varied, certainly never simple experiences of being an immigrant (Rachel Khong
Guardian)
The UK edition of
The Good Immigrant, featuring essays by Riz Ahmed, Himesh Patel and Bim Adewunmi was an
urgent,
essential book. The US edition is no different. A whole new set of essays by first and second-generation immigrants explore what it's like to be othered in an increasingly divided America, touching on topics including memory, fashion and heritage (
Stylist)
The Good Immigrant is a lively and vital intervention into the British cultural conversation around race. Instead of statistics and dogma we find real human experience and impassioned argument - and it's funny
and moving, too.
(
Zadie Smith)
