Lysley Tenorio’s Latest Book Tells of Coming of Age in Colma

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🗓️ 1 September 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Author Lysley Tenorio’s new novel, “The Son of Good Fortune,” depicts the coming-of-age story of Excel, a young undocumented person living in the United States who was born during a flight between the Philippines and San Francisco. The novel explores Excel’s life “in hiding” and his struggle to avoid calling attention to himself even as he forms relationships, leaves home for the first time and attempts to survive on his own. The book is a follow up to Tenorio’s 2012 story collection, “Monstress.” Tenorio, who lives in San Francisco, was born in the Philippines and teaches at Saint Mary’s College of California in Moraga. Tenorio joins us to discuss his writing and latest book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.1	This is Forum.
0:37.3	I'm Mina Kim.
0:38.7	Author Leslie Tenorio's debut novel, The Son of Good Fortune, tells the coming-of-age story of a young
0:44.4	undocumented son living in the United States who was born during a flight between the Philippines
0:48.8	and San Francisco.
0:50.3	The son named Excel, like the spreadsheet, explores his struggle to avoid calling attention
0:56.0	to himself, even as he forms relationships, leaves his home in the Bay Area City of Colma
1:00.5	for the first time, and attempts to survive away from his mother on his own.
1:05.0	The book is a follow-up to Tenorio's 2012 story collection, Monstrous.
1:09.6	Welcome to Forum Leslie Tenorio.
1:11.6	Thanks so much for having me.
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