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Make the Dark Night Shine by Alan Lessik
13th – 21st May
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 322
Blurb
“What is the sound of one heart breaking? Part travelogue, part history, part romance and part Zen meditation, Make the Dark Night Shine sweeps over the reader with overlapping waves of emotion.” —Viet Dinh
“Make the Dark Night Shine beams with honesty while it explores the creation of chosen families. At its core, this story is a sweeping journey highlighting our humanity and our deep need for home, love and acceptance.”—Corie Adjmi
Inspired by the author’s family history, Make the Dark Night Shine is a love letter from a father to the daughter he never met.
In 1919, Kenzo Uchida and his partner Mitsu arrive in Constantinople to open the new Japanese Consulate. Kenzo meets Elisa, a feisty Ukrainian cigarette girl in a nightclub and she becomes his consort to hide his gay relationship while in Europe. The unlikely trio begin an adventure in the decadence of post-war Paris until disaster strikes.
Returning to the growing militarism in Japan, Kenzo finds an unexpected path in Zen Buddhism. Yet no teachings prepare him for the revelations to come — about his life, his loves, and the events around him. On the eve of WWII, he discovers that he has a daughter living with Elisa in New York. He leaves the monastery on a perilous mission to promote peace with a secret plan to reunite with his daughter Nina.
Cinematic in scope, this novel lyrically captures the world on the brink of war. As Kenzo builds — and fights for — his chosen family, larger forces threaten all. Sweeping, meditative, and achingly beautiful, Make the Dark Night Shine explores the many worlds a life can inhabit, and the hidden worlds we find in ourselves.
About the author
Alan Lessik is a Berlin-based novelist and writer, a zen practitioner, amateur figure skater, and LGBT activist. His first novel, The Troubleseeker, was a finalist for the Publishing Triangle’s Ferro-Grumley award for queer fiction. His non-fiction works include news articles published in the Advocate, San Francisco Bay Guardian, and Frontiers newsmagazine. His blog is alanlessik.com
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