{"product_id":"what-we-lose-novel-zinzi-clemmons-9780735221734","title":"What We Lose | Zinzi Clemmons","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #2c3e50; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eWhat We Lose\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 0.95em; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50; width: 30%;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e9780735221734\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eZinzi Clemmons\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eTrade Paperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eJune 05, 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003ePage Count\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eLiterary Fiction, African American \u0026amp; Black Fiction, Psychological Fiction\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhat We Lose\u003c\/em\u003e, Zinzi Clemmons delivers a stunning and deeply felt meditation on race, sex, family, and country. Raised in Pennsylvania, Thandi views the world of her mother's childhood in Johannesburg as both impossibly distant and ever-present. Caught between being black and white, American and not, she constantly feels like an outsider. As her mother succumbs to cancer, Thandi's world shatters, sending her on a desperate search for an anchor in a dislocated reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eThrough arresting and unsettling prose, Thandi's life unfolds in exquisite, emotional vignettes. Readers follow her journey from the devastating loss of the person who most profoundly shaped her existence to her own complex encounters with romance and unexpected motherhood. This elegiac distillation is at once intellectual and visceral, offering a brilliant portrayal of what it means to choose to live after profound loss, solidifying Clemmons as a virtuosic new voice in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eReaders of contemporary literary fiction focusing on the African diaspora and biracial identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eThose seeking profound, character-driven narratives exploring grief, loss, and motherhood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eFans of experimental fiction that utilizes visual elements like charts and vignettes to convey deep psychological states.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZinzi Clemmons\u003c\/strong\u003e is a highly acclaimed author whose writing explores the intersections of identity, race, and grief. Her rare, haunting power as a storyteller has earned her widespread recognition across the literary community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Awards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eA National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree, NBCC John Leonard First Book Prize Finalist, and Aspen Words Literary Prize Finalist. \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e hailed it as \"The debut novel of the year,\" while \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e praised it as \"an examination of haunting.\" Named a Best Book of the Year by \u003cem\u003eNPR, Elle, Esquire, Buzzfeed,\u003c\/em\u003e and numerous other prestigious outlets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n  {\n    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n    \"@type\": \"Book\",\n    \"name\": \"What We Lose: A Novel\",\n    \"author\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Person\",\n      \"name\": \"Zinzi Clemmons\"\n    },\n    \"isbn\": \"9780735221734\",\n    \"numberOfPages\": \"224\",\n    \"publisher\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n      \"name\": \"Penguin Books\"\n    },\n    \"datePublished\": \"2018-06-05\",\n    \"bookFormat\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/Paperback\",\n    \"inLanguage\": \"English\",\n    \"description\": \"Zinzi Clemmons's stunning debut What We Lose explores a young African-American woman's journey through grief, identity, and the black diaspora.\",\n    \"offers\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Offer\",\n      \"price\": \"7.99\",\n      \"priceCurrency\": \"USD\",\n      \"availability\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/InStock\",\n      \"priceValidUntil\": \"2027-12-31\"\n    },\n    \"about\": [\n      { \"@type\": \"Thing\", \"name\": \"Literary Fiction\" },\n      { \"@type\": \"Thing\", \"name\": \"African American \u0026 Black Fiction\" },\n      { \"@type\": \"Thing\", \"name\": \"Psychological Fiction\" }\n    ]\n  }\n  \u003c\/script\u003e\n\n  \u003chr style=\"border: 0; height: 1px; background: #2c3e50; margin: 30px 0;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.1em; letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eBust-Down Books: More Than a Bookstore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50540021645627,"sku":"0735221731","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780735221734.jpg?v=1783195156","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/what-we-lose-novel-zinzi-clemmons-9780735221734","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}