Mrs. Spring Fragrance
Synopsis
A rediscovered classic of linked short stories set in San Francisco's Chinatown, portraying Chinese Americans as they fall in love, encounter racism, and wrestle with their new, hyphenated identities--a century before writers like Maxine Hong Kingston and Amy Tan.Set in early twentieth-century Chinatown, Mrs. Spring Fragrance and Other Writings is the story of Chinese men and women living in the United States as they wrestle with prejudice and forced detention; choose to become wholly Americanized or stay true to their cultural heritage; meet both kind and predatory Americans; and find love, purpose, and understanding within their families. By turns ironic and heart-rending, these stories are windows into the lives of everyday people in an unforgiving, often racist city who find solidarity and hope in the most unexpected places.
- Copyright:
- 2021 C Pam Zhang
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9780593241219
- Publisher:
- Random House Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 2021-05-20T13:08:39Z
- Language:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.