Longlisted for THE STORY PRIZE A New Yorker BEST BOOK of 2023 MOST ANTICIPATED by Nylon - Rolling Stone - The Millions From multi-award-winning author Yan Ge, a shimmering, genre-bending English-language debut that announces the next phase in a major literary career. 'As haunting, dreamlike, and addictive as a melatonin-induced slumber.' --Nylon 'Deft... Elsewhere explores] the power of language across the Chinese diaspora to either bring people together or push them apart.'--The New York Times In twenty years, Yan Ge has authored thirteen books written in Chinese, working across an impressive range of genres and subjects. Now, Yan Ge transposes her dynamic storytelling onto another linguistic landscape. The result is a collection humming with her trademark wit and style--and with the electricity of a seasoned artist flexing her virtuosity with a new medium. A young woman bonds with an encampment of poets after a devastating earthquake. Against her better judgment, a college student