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020			_a9780307278682
028			_a: Donated by Dr. Kumar Ketkar
082			_a813.54 JIN
100			_aJin, Ha.
245			_aA Good Fall _b: Stories. _c/ Ha Jin.
260			_a, New York _b: Pantheon Books _c, 2009.
300			_a240p. _c: 24cm.
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520			_aIn his first book of stories since The Bridegroom was published in 2000 ("Finely wrought . . . Every story here is cut like a stone."—Chicago Sun-Times), National Book Award–winning Ha Jin gives us a collection that delves into the experience of Chinese immigrants in America. With the same profound attention to detail that is a hallmark of his previous acclaimed works of fiction, Ha Jin depicts here the full spectrum of immigrant life and the daily struggles—some minute, some grand—faced by these intriguing individuals. A lonely composer takes comfort in the antics of his girlfriend's parakeet; young children decide to change their names so that 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 in situations that stir within them a desire to remain attached to be loyal to their homeland and its traditions as they explore and avail themselves of the freedom that life in a new country offers. In these stark, deeply moving, acutely insightful, and often strikingly humorous stories, we are reminded once again of the storytelling prowess of this superb writer.
650			_aFiction
650			_aChinese immigrants
650			_aHumorous stories
700			_a Ha Jin
942			_cBOOK
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