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The Kitchen God's Wife
de Tan, Amy
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa blanda
- Firmado
- Estado
- Bien/No Jacket as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0679748083
- ISBN 13
- 9780679748083
- Librería
-
La Porte, Texas, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Vintage Books, 1993. BY3 - A trade paperback book signed by author in good condition that has some stains and smudge, cocked, some wrinkling, crease, and bumped corners, some soiled patches and writing on the first page, some pencil drawing on the last page, tanning and and light shelf wear. A novel about a Chinese-American naturalized citizen who believes she is dying and so is determined to tell her daughter about her past and a terrible truth from her past. The story begins on a small island outside Shanghai in the 1920s and moves throughout China during World War II and the move to America in 1949. The irony is that her daughter has her own secret to tell. An intense and rich picture of the Chinese-American experience. 8"x5.25", 415 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Sinopsis
"Riveting...the book rings with distinctive voices, and it's laden with those details that make readers feel that they've gained a toehold on another world." -USA TodayWinnie and Helen have kept each other's worst secrets for more than fifty years. Now, because she believes she is dying, Helen wants to expose everything. And Winnie angrily determines that she must be the one to tell her daughter, Pearl, about the past—including the terible truth even Helen does not know. And so begins Winnie's story of her life on a small island outside Shanghai in the 1920s, and other places in China during World War II, and traces the happy and desperate events tha led to Winnie's coming to America in 1949.
Reseñas
El Mar 8 2007, Michael341 dijo:
it's beautiful, you won't regret spending your money in buying this book. you will learn many things about chinese culture.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Bookmarc's
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- SCW00263
- Título
- The Kitchen God's Wife
- Autor
- Tan, Amy
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0679748083
- ISBN 13
- 9780679748083
- Editorial
- Vintage Books
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1993
- Palabras clave
- Literature Literary Fiction Chinese-American Author Chinese American Author Woman Author Women Authors
- Catálogos del vendedor
- History: World; Ethnic Studies; History: World / Immigration & Emigration; Ethnic Studies / Immigrant Americans;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
