Marimo, Mon Amour: A Novel

by Karen An-hwei Lee, K-Ming Chang (Foreword)

In Marimo, Mon Amour, an “accidental” bureaucratic data collapse leads to a swift and silent quarantine. Zinger Zingiber—erased from official records—is furloughed from her part-time roles as a dumpling-maker and asylum specialist. Sequestered in her apartment with only her pet moss ball, Marimo, for company, she reflects on isolation, grief, and the slipperiness of memory, bearing witness to a world suspended in time. Her narration blurs the line between dream and reality as she mourns lost connections, interrogates authority, and clings to the beauty of small, ephemeral moments.

242 pages, Paperback

Expected publication September 15, 2026