NOWANORIGINALSERIESONABC-“Justmaybethebestnewcomedyof[theyear]...basedonrestaurateurEddieHuang’smemoirofthesamename...[a]classicfresh-out-of-watercomedy.“--People“Bawdyandfrequentlyhilarious...asurprisinglysophisticatedmemoiraboutraceandassimilationinAmerica...asmuchJamesBaldwinandJay-ZasAmyTan...rowdy[and]vital...It’sabookaboutfittinginbynotfittinginatall.“--DwightGarner,TheNewYorkTimesNATIONALBESTSELLER-NAMEDONEOFTHEBESTBOOKSOFTHEYEARBYKIRKUSREVIEWSAssimilatingain’teasy.EddieHuangwasraisedbyawildfamilyofFOB(“freshofftheboat“)immigrants--hisfatheracocksurerestaurateurwithadarkpastbackinTaiwan,hismotherafierceprotectorandconstantthreat.YoungEddietriedhishandateverythingmainstreamAmericathrewhisway,fromwhiteJesustomacaroniandcheese,butfinallyfoundhishomeasleaderofarainbowcoalitionoflostboysuptonogood:skatepunks,dealers,hip-hopjunkies,andsneakerfreaks.ThisisthestoryofaChinese-Americankidinacould-be-anywherecul-de-sacblazinghiswaythroughAmerica’sdeviantsubcultures,tryingtofindhimself,tenthousandmilesfromhislegacyandanchoredonlybyhisconflictedloveforhisfamilyandhispassionforfood.Funny,moving,andstylisticallyinventive,FreshOfftheBoatismorethanaradicalreimaginingoftheimmigrantmemoir--it’stheexhilaratingstoryofeveryAmericanoutsiderwhofindshisdestinyinthemargins.PraiseforFreshOfftheBoat“Brashandfunny...outrageous,courageous,moving,ironicandtrue.“--NewYorkTimesBookReview“Mercilesslyfunnyandprovocative,FreshOfftheBoatisalsoaseriouspieceofwork.EddieHuangishuntingnothinglessthanBigGamehere.Hedoeseverythingwithstyle.“--AnthonyBourdain“Uproariouslyfunny...emotionallyhonest.“--ChicagoTribune“Huangisafearlessraconteur.[His]writingisatoncehilariousandprovocative;hisincisivewitpullsthroughlikeaperfectplateofdandannoodles.“--Interview“Althoughwritingamemoirisanaudaciousactforathirty-year-old,itisnotnearlyasaudaciousassomeofthethingsHuangdidandsurvivedevenearlier....Whateverheendsupdoing,youcanbesureitwon’tlookorsoundlikeanythingthat’scomebefore.Asingle,kineticpassagefromFreshOfftheBoat...isallyouneedtogetthatstraight.“--Bookforum
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