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A Good Fall

A Good Fall - Paperback

by Ha Jin
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ha JinSeries:Vintage InternationalPublish date:2010-10-19Pages:256
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780307473943ISBN-10:307473945UPC:9780307473943Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Literary, Asian AmericanSize:7.92 x 6.50 x 0.77 inchesWeight:0.61Product ID:SC14A64T5P

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.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780307473943ISBN-10:307473945UPC:9780307473943Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Literary, Asian AmericanSize:7.92 x 6.50 x 0.77 inchesWeight:0.61Product ID:SC14A64T5P
HA JIN left his native China in 1985 to attend Brandeis University. He is the author of five novels, three story collections, and three books of poetry. He has received the National Book Award, two PEN/Faulkner Awards, the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Asian American Literary Award, and the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. Ha Jin lives in the Boston area and is a professor of English at Boston University.
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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Vintage Intl Edition

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Ha Jin

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