“Evocative…The Emperor of Shoes underscores the extent to which the promise of economic opportunity still moves people across great distances on our planet…[A novel] of our times…”
— NY TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Spencer Wise
2018-09-06T21:16:41+00:00 — NY TIMES BOOK REVIEW
“Evocative…The Emperor of Shoes underscores the extent to which the promise of economic opportunity still moves people across great distances on our planet…[A novel] of our times…” https://spencerwiseauthor.com/testimonials/ny-times-book-review/
"An impressive debut; recommended for readers interested in globalization, diversity, and social justice."
— LIBRARY JOURNAL
Spencer Wise
2018-09-06T21:21:49+00:00 — LIBRARY JOURNAL
"An impressive debut; recommended for readers interested in globalization, diversity, and social justice." https://spencerwiseauthor.com/testimonials/library-journal/
"Part Kinky Boots, part American Pastoral, it’s a provocative and entertaining read."
— Katharine Weber, Editor at Large, KENYON REVIEW
Spencer Wise
2019-06-27T13:36:04+00:00 — Katharine Weber, Editor at Large, KENYON REVIEW
"Part Kinky Boots, part American Pastoral, it’s a provocative and entertaining read." https://spencerwiseauthor.com/testimonials/kenyon-review/
“The most complex, nuanced, character-rich first novel I have ever read...utterly original in portraying a twenty-first-century Jewish diaspora with an accompanying empathy for China’s grassroots aspirations.”
— ROBERT OLEN BUTLER, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
Spencer Wise
2017-11-27T17:24:51+00:00 — ROBERT OLEN BUTLER, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
“The most complex, nuanced, character-rich first novel I have ever read...utterly original in portraying a twenty-first-century Jewish diaspora with an accompanying empathy for China’s grassroots aspirations.” https://spencerwiseauthor.com/testimonials/robert-olen-butler/
“Part love story, part father-son fable, part dark initiation, this powerful debut novel wonderfully brings into focus the ways we are all interconnected in a complex and global world.”
— ADAM JOHNSON, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Orphan Master’s Son
Spencer Wise
2018-01-08T20:40:13+00:00 — ADAM JOHNSON, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Orphan Master’s Son
“Part love story, part father-son fable, part dark initiation, this powerful debut novel wonderfully brings into focus the ways we are all interconnected in a complex and global world.” https://spencerwiseauthor.com/testimonials/adam-johnson/
"A dynamic debut... [Wise] skillfully depicts the interdependent yet strained relationship between Chinese factory workers and foreign capital in this revealing story."
— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Spencer Wise
2018-04-30T20:12:27+00:00 — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"A dynamic debut... [Wise] skillfully depicts the interdependent yet strained relationship between Chinese factory workers and foreign capital in this revealing story." https://spencerwiseauthor.com/testimonials/publishers-weekly/
“Brimming with comedic genius, The Emperor of Shoes is a commentary on American naiveté and willfully blind greed that speaks to our collective human history of oppression and inhumanity.”
— JULIANNA BAGGOTT, National Best-Selling Author
Spencer Wise
2017-12-27T02:02:50+00:00 — JULIANNA BAGGOTT, National Best-Selling Author
“Brimming with comedic genius, The Emperor of Shoes is a commentary on American naiveté and willfully blind greed that speaks to our collective human history of oppression and inhumanity.” https://spencerwiseauthor.com/testimonials/julianna-baggott/
"Wise has written a funny, illuminating page turner...Emperor of Shoes is heartbreakingly personal, timely and political, written with plenty of Yiddish and humor."
— BETHANY BALL, New York Times Editors' Choice author of What to Do About the Solomons
Spencer Wise
2017-12-27T02:16:55+00:00 — BETHANY BALL, New York Times Editors' Choice author of What to Do About the Solomons
"Wise has written a funny, illuminating page turner...Emperor of Shoes is heartbreakingly personal, timely and political, written with plenty of Yiddish and humor." https://spencerwiseauthor.com/testimonials/bethany-ball/
“Fresh and innovative, The Emperor of Shoes is the latest addition to the tradition of young-man
fiction that starts with Bellow and Roth… This is the best first novel I’ve ever read.”
— DAVID KIRBY, National Book Award–nominated author of The House on Boulevard St.
Spencer Wise
2017-11-27T17:25:39+00:00 — DAVID KIRBY, National Book Award–nominated author of The House on Boulevard St.
“Fresh and innovative, The Emperor of Shoes is the latest addition to the tradition of young-man fiction that starts with Bellow and Roth… This is the best first novel I’ve ever read.” https://spencerwiseauthor.com/testimonials/david-kirby/
"What Wise brings to a story of hot-button issues is a light hand, a mix of sensitive characters, a propulsive plot, and humor."
— Louisa Ermelino, Director, Adult Books, Publishers Weekly
Spencer Wise
2018-01-23T22:39:19+00:00 — Louisa Ermelino, Director, Adult Books, Publishers Weekly
"What Wise brings to a story of hot-button issues is a light hand, a mix of sensitive characters, a propulsive plot, and humor." https://spencerwiseauthor.com/testimonials/louisa-ermelino/
"A boisterous debut, Spencer Wise’s The Emperor of Shoes keenly evokes the contradictions of a rapidly evolving China: the ugliness and the beauty; the cynicism and the passion; the absurdity and the tragedy."
— MOLLY PATTERSON, author of Rebellion
Spencer Wise
2018-01-30T16:59:42+00:00 — MOLLY PATTERSON, author of Rebellion
"A boisterous debut, Spencer Wise’s The Emperor of Shoes keenly evokes the contradictions of a rapidly evolving China: the ugliness and the beauty; the cynicism and the passion; the absurdity and the tragedy." https://spencerwiseauthor.com/testimonials/molly-patterson/
"Wise’s debut offers a fascinating look at contemporary China, but its greatest strength is the struggle between a hard-to-please father bent on preserving what he has worked so hard to build and a son who is trying to find his own way."
— BOOKLIST
Spencer Wise
2018-04-30T20:15:02+00:00 — BOOKLIST
"Wise’s debut offers a fascinating look at contemporary China, but its greatest strength is the struggle between a hard-to-please father bent on preserving what he has worked so hard to build and a son who is trying to find his own way." https://spencerwiseauthor.com/testimonials/booklist/
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— NY TIMES BOOK REVIEW
— NY TIMES BOOK REVIEW
— LIBRARY JOURNAL
— LIBRARY JOURNAL
— Katharine Weber, Editor at Large, KENYON REVIEW
— Katharine Weber, Editor at Large, KENYON REVIEW
— ROBERT OLEN BUTLER, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
— ROBERT OLEN BUTLER, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
“Part love story, part father-son fable, part dark initiation, this powerful debut novel wonderfully brings into focus the ways we are all interconnected in a complex and global world.”
— ADAM JOHNSON, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Orphan Master’s Son
— ADAM JOHNSON, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Orphan Master’s Son
— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
— JULIANNA BAGGOTT, National Best-Selling Author
— JULIANNA BAGGOTT, National Best-Selling Author
— BETHANY BALL, New York Times Editors' Choice author of What to Do About the Solomons
— BETHANY BALL, New York Times Editors' Choice author of What to Do About the Solomons
fiction that starts with Bellow and Roth… This is the best first novel I’ve ever read.”
— DAVID KIRBY, National Book Award–nominated author of The House on Boulevard St.
— DAVID KIRBY, National Book Award–nominated author of The House on Boulevard St.
— Louisa Ermelino, Director, Adult Books, Publishers Weekly
— Louisa Ermelino, Director, Adult Books, Publishers Weekly
"A boisterous debut, Spencer Wise’s The Emperor of Shoes keenly evokes the contradictions of a rapidly evolving China: the ugliness and the beauty; the cynicism and the passion; the absurdity and the tragedy."
— MOLLY PATTERSON, author of Rebellion
— MOLLY PATTERSON, author of Rebellion
— BOOKLIST
— BOOKLIST
