Flashlight by Susan Choi | LIBRAZE Kenya
by Susan Choi
Why Read This Book?
- •Unravel a Mysterious Disappearance — Follow Louisa's search for answers after her father disappears during a seemingly ordinary walk in Japan.
- •Explore the Power of Memory and Loss — Discover how one traumatic event can continue shaping a family across decades.
- •Dive Into Questions of Identity and Belonging — Explore culture, immigration, nationality and the complicated meaning of home.
- •Experience a Multi-Generational Family Story — Follow the consequences of secrets, relationships and decisions across generations.
- •Read an Award-Recognized Literary Novel — Flashlight was shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize and longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction.
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Flashlight by Susan Choi is an ambitious literary fiction novel about family, loss, memory, identity and hidden truths. The story begins when ten-year-old Louisa wakes on a beach in Japan after walking along a breakwater with her father, Serk, who has disappeared and is presumed drowned. What follows is a decades-spanning search for answers that reaches across Japan, Korea and the United States.
As Louisa grows up, the unanswered questions surrounding her father's disappearance continue to shape her family and identity. Susan Choi explores grief, family relationships, cultural identity, immigration, memory, secrecy and belonging, while connecting one family's personal tragedy to wider historical and political forces.
For readers in Kenya looking for literary fiction, family dramas, psychological novels, mystery novels, historical fiction or award-recognized contemporary fiction, Flashlight offers a layered and intellectually engaging reading experience. It is particularly suited to readers who enjoy complex family stories, literary mysteries and novels exploring identity and memory.
