Brian Leung is the author of the novel Lost Men. His short-story collection, World Famous Love Acts, won the Asian American Literary Award and the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction. Born and raised in San Diego County, he currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where he is the Director of Creative Writing at the University of Louisville.
"Brian Leung's Take Me Home is powerfully imagined. . . . [His]
pristine prose recounts a time of tough women dealing with the
loneliness of the Wyoming plains and the unforgiving landscape of
an 1880s coal-mining town, a time when we were all immigrants in
search of a place we could call home."--Helena María Viramontes,
author of Their Dogs Came With Them and Under The Feet of Jesus
"Take Me Home is a riveting novel of two heroic people attempting
to transcend the prejudices of their time and place. Through
Leung's skillful artistry and empathy, we see the worst aspects of
humanity, but we also see the best."--Ron Rash, author of Burning
Bright and Serena
"Take Me Home is beautiful. The language of Brian Leung's novel is
poetic and surprising and yet still manages to capture the
coarseness, the beardedness of Rock Springs, Wyoming. It's a smart
book that offers an important window into the West and therefore
the American story."--Percival Everett, author of Wounded and I Am
Not Sidney Poitier
"Take Me Home is very much about humanity--very much about our need
to love, no matter how forbidden. Lovers of history and heroines
will want to devour this book."--Nami Mun, author of Miles from
Nowhere
"[A] lyrical sophomore novel . . . . Evocative . . . . Leung's
subtle, perceptive saga closes on notes both touching and
patriotic."--Publishers Weekly
"[Leung] spins a fascinating tale of tough women confronting
loneliness, prejudice, and forbidden love."--The Advocate
"A fascinating depiction of life, love, and racial strife in the
mining camps of the 19th-century American West. . . . In this work
of insight and sensitivity, Leung succinctly portrays how Chinese
miners of the era were resented and what happened to people who
crossed the racial barrier."--Library Journal
"A powerful story about friendship, love, and eventual triumph, set
against the dramatic backdrop of 1880s Wyoming. It is
thought-provoking, crisply written, and compulsively
readable."--The Tucson Citizen
"A sweeping, action-packed novel."--Louisville Courier Journal
"An engaging and beguiling novel about prejudice, relationships and
the possibilities of redemption."--Kirkus Reviews (starred
review)
"Brian Leung captures the haunting landscape, harsh conditions, and
abundant racism of late 19th century Wyoming, and he also leaves
the reader with the hope that, while amends can never be made for
past cruelties, the future may be somewhat brighter."--Historical
Novels Review
"Brian Leung's exquisitely crafted novel Take Me Home is a story of
the Old West for investigative readers, a necessary and cautionary
tale spun from the lessons of real history. . . . [His] lyric gifts
as a novelist bring the deftly plotted story alive."--Louisville
Magazine
"Every now and then, a small, quiet, well-crafted novel is just
what the doctor ordered. . . . Take Me Home by Brian Leung fits the
bill."--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Heartfelt. . . . Leung's writing is so clear and lovely and his
characters are so well-realized . . . The character of Wing speaks
eloquently for thousands of Chinese miners whose voices are lost to
history."--Dallas Morning News
"Leung uses the discord between whites and Asians in the West of
the 1880s to give his novel both depth and a compelling
twist."--Denver Post
"Leung wisely narrows his plot into a tightly woven and unusual
love story. . . . [His] writing, in fact, has a train-like rhythm
that will keep any reader turning the page to see what the journey
home looks like."--Kentucky Monthly
"The coal mine culture of Wyoming comes alive in this story of
forbidden friendship."--Lambda Literary
"The story is set in 1880s Wyoming, and Leung has re-created the
warp and woof of the territory with faithful clarity. . . . An
indelible picture of the Wyoming Territory and two unlikely
lovers."--Shelf Awareness
"This beautiful novel is about forbidden friendships, secrets kept,
and one woman's quest to stay alive."--Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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