Hunger
A Novella and Stories
Published on 12. May 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-393-33795-2 (ISBN)
Description
The novella and five stories that make up this collection reveal the lives of immigrant families haunted by lost loves: a ghost seduces a young girl into a flooded river; a mother commands a daughter to avenge her father's death; and in the title novella, a woman speaks from beyond the grave about her tragic marriage to an exiled musician whose own disappointments nearly destroyed their two daughters.
Reviews / Votes
"Impeccable. . . . Delicately specific tales of Chinese immigrant life . . . capturing the universal struggles of the human heart. . . . So luminous is this collection, the result is something like a pearl." -- San Diego Union-Tribune "Elegant.... A delicately calculated balance sheet of the losses and gains of immigrants whose lives are stretched between two radically different cultures." -- The New York Times Book Review "A work of gorgeous, enduring prose." -- Washington PostMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
157 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-33795-2 (9780393337952)
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