Our Missing Hearts Explained

Published:	2022
Author:	Celeste Ng
Genre:	Fiction
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Publisher:	Penguin Press
Pages:	335
Isbn:	978-1408716915

Our Missing Hearts is the third novel by the American author Celeste Ng. It was published in 2022 by Penguin Press.^{[1] [2] [3]} The novel follows Noah Gardner (known as Bird) on a bus trip from Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he lives with his father, to New York City in search for his mother. The novel takes place in a dystopian future under PACT (The Preserving American Culture and Traditions Act).^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng review – fear and loathing in the US. Bidisha. Mamata. October 9, 2022. The Guardian.
2. Web site: Our Missing Hearts — Celeste Ng’s vision of a dystopian America. Financial Times. subscription.
3. Web site: Celeste Ng | 'The outside world came bleeding in'. The Bookseller.
4. News: King . Stephen . 2022-09-22 . Celeste Ng’s Dystopia Is Uncomfortably Close to Reality . 2024-05-15 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
5. Web site: Đinh . Thúy . 2022-10-07 . Celeste Ng makes the case for art as a weapon against oppression in her new novel . NPR.