Feeding Ghosts A Graphic Memoir
Feeding Ghosts A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on March 5, 2024, is a poignant exploration of the lives of three generations of Chinese women. This 400-page graphic memoir delves into themes of love, grief, exile, and identity, tracing the impact of Chinese history on Hulls’ family. The narrative centers on her grandmother, Sun Yi, a journalist who faced immense challenges during the 1949 Communist victory and later chronicled her experiences in a bestselling memoir, only to succumb to mental illness.
In Feeding Ghosts, readers will find a deeply moving account that intertwines personal and political narratives, revealing how trauma and resilience shape familial bonds. Tessa Hulls reflects on her own journey, grappling with the legacies of her grandmother and mother while seeking her place in the world. This edition invites readers to engage with the complexities of cultural identity and the enduring effects of history, making it a significant contribution to the genres of biography and memoir, as well as graphic novels.
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIR
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOKS CRITICS CIRCLE JOHN LEONARD PRIZE
WINNER OF THE 2025 ANISFIELD WOLF PRIZE
WINNER OF THE LIBBY AWARD FOR BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL
KIRKUS NONFICTION PRIZE FINALIST, LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL, SHORTLISTED FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOK AWARD
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Time, Forbes, NPR, Minnesota Star Tribune, LitHub, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Chicago Public Library
“Feeding Ghosts reminds us how much the personal is political . . . an audacious, awe-inspiring feat. For me, it was an essential read.” —Ling Ma, author of Bliss Montage
An astonishing, deeply moving graphic memoir about three generations of Chinese women, exploring love, grief, exile, and identity.
In her acclaimed graphic memoir debut, Tessa Hulls traces the reverberations of Chinese history across three generations of women in her family. Tessa’s grandmother, Sun Yi, was a Shanghai journalist swept up by the turmoil of the 1949 Communist victory. After fleeing to Hong Kong, she wrote a bestselling memoir about her persecution and survival—then promptly had a mental breakdown from which she never recovered.
Growing up with Sun Yi, Tessa watches both her mother and grandmother struggle beneath the weight of unexamined trauma and mental illness, and bolts to the most remote corners of the globe. But once she turns thirty, roaming begins to feel less like freedom and more like running away. Feeding Ghosts is Tessa’s homecoming, a vivid, heartbreaking journey into history that exposes the fear and trauma that haunt generations, andthe love that holds them together.
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