For over thirty years\, Old Second and Bao Mei have cobbled together a meager existence in New York City&rsquo\;s Ch inatown. But unlike other couples\, these two share an unusual past. In ru ral Fuzhou\, before they emigrated\, they frequented the Workers&rsquo\; C inema: a theater where gay men cruised for love. \;
\nWhile clas sic war films played\, Old Second and his countrymen found intimacy in the screening rooms. In the box office\, Bao Mei sold movie tickets to closet ed men\, guarding their secrets and finding her own happiness with the pro jectionist. But when Old Second&rsquo\;s passion for his male lover is rev ealed\, a series of haunting events unfold\, propelling these characters t oward an uncertain future in America.
\nSpanning three timelines&mda sh\;post-socialist China\, 1980s Chinatown\, and contemporary New York&mda sh\;Cinema Love is an &ldquo\;exceptional&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;moving&rdquo \; (Alice Hoffman) epic about men and women who find themselves in forbidd en relationships\; the weight of secrets\; and the way memory forever haun ts the present.
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\n\nJiaming Tang \;is a queer im migrant writer. He holds an MFA from the University of Alabama\, and his w riting has appeared in such publications as AGNI\, Lit Hub\, Joyland Magaz ine\, and elsewhere. He is a 2022-23 Center for Fiction Emerging Writer Fe llow and lives in Brooklyn\, New York. Cinema Love is his first novel.
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