ENGLISH

A Good Fall

By Ha Jin

Book information

Publisher
Vintage
Year
2010
ISBN
0307473945, 9780307473943
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1834617 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
256\0
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In his first book of stories since The Bridegroom, National Book Award-winning author Ha Jin gives us a collection that delves into the experience of Chinese immigrants in America.A lonely composer takes comfort in the antics of his girlfriend's parakeet; young children decide to change their names so they might sound more "American," unaware of how deeply this will hurt their grandparents; a Chinese professor of English attempts to defect with the help of a reluctant former student. All of Ha Jin's characters struggle to remain loyal to their homeland and its traditions while also exploring the freedom that life in a new country offers.Stark, deeply moving, acutely insightful, and often strikingly humorous, A Good Fall reminds us once again of the storytelling prowess of this superb writer.

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