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A good fall : stories

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  • Running Time: 07:35 hrs
    Publisher:
    Blackstone Audio, Inc., and Buck 50 Productions, LLC, 2009
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

Details:

  • Author: Jin, Ha.
    Contributor: Hillgartner, Malcolm
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2009
    Summary:

    National Book Award-winner Ha Jin brings us a collection of stories that delve into the experiences of Chinese immigrants in America. All of Ha Jin's characters struggle in situations that stir their conflicting desires to remain attached to their native land and traditions while also exploring their newfound social and economic freedoms. A lonely composer takes comfort in the songs of his girlfriend's parakeet; a group of young children declare their wish to change their names so that they might sound more "American," unaware of how deeply this will sadden their grandparents; a Chinese professor of English attempts to defect with the help of a reluctant former student. In each of these deeply moving, acutely insightful, and often strikingly humorous stories we are reminded again of the storytelling prowess of this superb writer.

    Genre:
    Subject(s): Chinese
    Original Publisher: Ashland, Blackstone Audio, Inc., and Buck 50 Productions, LLC
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781481569101