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Advance Praise

'​Wong has the preternatural gift of making the strange familiar and the familiar strange. The world of this novel is a refracted version of our own, with themes of suppression, addiction, celebrity, grief, and love made slightly more magical and slightly more monstrous, but always smart, witty, and relevant. 



                                       
                                             


‘You may think you recognize the world of PP Wong's Slice the Water: The oppressive whims of a tyrant dictator; an under-resourced small country whose suffering is hidden from the world stage. But the novel is on every page surprising and keenly imagined in its world-building. The stakes are dire. You care deeply about the fate of this village. You're fearful in the face of the hopeful naivete of the teenage protagonist and his friends. 

A tough story that also manages to be a feast to read.’​   
                   
                     
                                       
                               




                             

 
—Nalo Hopkinson Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Award finalist,
SFWA Damien Knight Grand Master, Brown Girl in the Ring, Blackheart Man
 —Annabel Lyon Giller Prize and Governor General's Award finalist,
Women's Prize for Fiction longlist, The Golden Mean, Consent
—Kevin Chong Giller Prize finalist and juror, The Double Life of  Benson Yu
This novel is a knockout.'
'A twisty adventure story with endearing, heart-melting characters. Slice the Water is also a biting Swiftian satire with both book-burning despots and techno-progressive elites. PP Wong sweeps her readers up in a fictional universe that feels uniquely alive and wondrously imagined—one that brilliantly reveals our own world.'       
 

But first ... 

'PP Wong has blazed a trail for future British Chinese novelists. The Life of a Banana is bursting with original and exciting flavours.'  
The Independent, UK
 
'Revealing in its exploration of cultural and generational conflicts and moving in its optimism.' 
The Guardian, UK

'Life Of A Banana is so refreshingly distinct. Read it, and you will soon find yourself wanting more.'
The Daily Mail, UK 

‘Focus book of the month: A talented voice.'
Marie Claire, Italy 

'Speaks volumes... an engaging read.' 
The Star, Malaysia

‘A Chinese debut in England. It is the phenomenon PP Wong.’
La Repubblica, Italy 

‘Impeccably observed, often hilarious, and deeply moving... pitch-perfect.’
David Henry Hwang, Tony award-winning writer of M.Butterfly
 
'Deeply insightful… tragedy and trauma are juxtaposed with a jokey colloquialism.'
Bare Fiction Magazine, UK

‘Brought back happy memories of Sue Townsend’s Secret Diary of Adrian Mole.’
Lord Nathaniel Wei, House of Lords, UK 

‘Wong has created a real barnstormer of a novel that deserves to be on several of the awards list. It’s definitely getting a place in my Top Ten.’
If These Books Could Talk, UK

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