Dissident

From the PEN/Malamud Award-winning author of Lucky Girls comes an intricately woven novel about secrets, love, art, identity, and the shining chaos of every day American life.

Yuan Zhao, a celebrated Chinese performance artist and political dissident, has accepted a one-year artist''s residency in Los Angeles. He is to be a Visiting Scholar at the St. Anselm''s School for Girls, teaching advanced a...