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This title in other formats:Everything Asianby Sung J. Woo
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:You're twelve years old. A month has passed since your Korean Air flight landed at lovely Newark Airport. Your fifteen-year-old sister is miserable. Your mother isn't exactly happy, either. You're seeing your father for the first time in five years, and although he's nice enough, he might be, well--how can you put this delicately?--a loser. You can't speak English, but that doesn't stop you from working at East Meets West, your father's gift shop in a strip mall, where everything is new. Welcome to the wonderful world of David Kim. Review:"In this charming tale of family, community and the struggle for understanding, young Korean immigrant David Kim learns to acculturate to a new American life. After five years on their own in Seoul, 12-year-old David, his big sister and mother reunite with his father in Oakbridge, N.J. Now known as Harry, David's father has a gift shop in a rundown strip mall called Peddlers Town. Though told largely by a grown-up David, some chapters switch to a third-person voice to examine other characters, including members of the Kim family and the other store owners at Peddler's Town (including an American with a cross-dressing son and a down-on-his-luck detective). Woo eschews immigrant clichs to focus on complicated familial relationships and surprising, sympathetic characters; alternating between humor and melancholy, Woo's text strikes a true chord while drawing readers into its strange, strip-mall world." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:“A tender, funny, beautifully written novel-in-stories, each a sparkling step in the coming-of-age journey of a boy straddling two cultures with remarkable humor and grace. First-time author Sung Woo has created both lasting characters and a timeless portrait of a community.” - A. Manette Ansay, author of Vinegar Hill and Blue Water “In its clear-eyed take on family and community, Everything Asian is Everything American. The proprietors of this roadside New Jersey shopper's village are by turns dreamy and despairing as their fortunes--like the local economy--change. Sung J. Woo has crafted a debut rich in character and event.” - Stewart ONan, author of Songs for the Missing “Cleverly concatenated…recounts with both humor and pathos growing up and gradual Americanization. A novel that both delights and instructs.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Sharp, immediate…captures the contemporary immigration struggle, but it is also an elemental family drama of fury and tenderness. A great addition to the titles listed in Booklists 'Core Collection: The New Immigration Story' (August 2005).” - Booklist “Lovely . . . explores the sweetness and pain of family life, the awkward glory of growing up. Everything Asian glows with delicacy, compassion, and wit.” - Brian Morton, author of PEN/Faulkner Award finalist Starting Out in the Evening and Breakable You “A charming tale of family, community and the struggle for understanding. . . . Woo eschews immigrant clichés to focus on complicated familial relationships and surprising, sympathetic characters. Alternating between humor and melancholy, Woo's text strikes a true chord.” - Publishers Weekly “Wise, unsparing, poignant, devastating, funny: a remarkable novel.” - Chuck Wachtel, author of PEN/Hemingway Citation winner Joe the Engineer and The Gates “Funny, smart and affecting . . . takes on the heartbreak of being the less than ideal Korean American immigrant with a laugh. Sung J. Woo shows himself to be an astute satirist.” - Alexander Chee, author of Edinburgh About the AuthorSUNG J. WOO's short stories and essays have appeared in The New York Times, McSweeneys, and KoreAm Journal. His short film was an audience choice screening of the NYC Downtown Short Film Festival 2008. A graduate of Cornell University with an MFA from New York University, he lives in Washington, New Jersey. Visit his Web site at www.sungjwoo.com. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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