Startling Glimmers of Truth: On Ling Ma’s “Bliss Montage”

Kathy Chow reviews Ling Ma’s debut collection of stories, “Bliss Montage.”...

Startling Glimmers of Truth: On Ling Ma’s “Bliss Montage” Kathy Chow reviews Ling Ma’s debut collection of stories, “Bliss Montage.” By Kathy Chow December 14, 2022 Fiction Bliss Montage by Ling Ma . Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2022. 240 pages. Buy on Bookshop.org Did you know LARB is a reader-supported nonprofit? LARB publishes daily without a paywall as part of our mission to make rigorous, incisive, and engaging writing on every aspect of literature, culture, and the arts freely accessible to the public. Help us continue this work with your tax-deductible donation today! Donate I AM TRYING

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