My editor calls it a “rom-com with teeth,” which I adore. I’ve called it a gay slacker dramedy and a traumedy. In advance, he shared his thoughts via email on family, food and the question of home via email.ĪrtsAT L: What is your elevator pitch for Memorial ?īryan Washington : It depends on who I’m talking to. He’ll discuss Memorial in a virtual conversation November 19 via the Atlanta History Center, which I’ll moderator. Washington, a Houston native, has written for such publications as The Paris Review, The New Yorker, The New York Times and GQ. As Mike discovers long-buried family truths, the odd couple left behind leads Benson to a deeper understanding of the in-between places where he’s most at home. When Mike learns his estranged father is dying in Osaka, he departs for Japan - leaving his visiting mother, Mitsuko, in Houston with Benson. His story chronicles the relationship between Mike, a Japanese American chef, and Benson, a Black day-care teacher. It’s rare for a single work of fiction to be excerpted in publications like The New Yorker and Entertainment Weekly, but Bryan Washington ‘s debut novel, Memorial (Riverhead Books, 320 pages, has found a sweet spot among the literati and glitterati of publishing and popular culture.
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