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Original Essays | November 5, 2009

John Buntin: IMG Notes from the (Bibliographic) Underground

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For more than 60 years, Los Angeles's origins, its underbelly, and (yes) its blondes have fueled the imagination of writers and directors from... Continue »
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    L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City

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Native Speaker

by Chang-Rae Lee

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ISBN13: 9781573225311
ISBN10: 1573225312
Condition: Standard
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Awards

Winner of the 1995 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award
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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Korean American Henry Parks is a "surreptitious, B+ student of life, illegal alien, emotional alien, Yellow peril: neo-American, stranger, follower, traitor, spy..." or so says his wife, in the list she writes upon leaving him. Henry is forever uncertain of his place, a perpetual outsider looking at American culture from a distance. And now, a man of two worlds, he is beginning to fear that he has betrayed both — and belongs to neither.

Review:

"[E]loquent, thought-provoking....Lee packs this story, whose intrigue is well measured and compelling, with insights into both current political events and timeless questions....This is an auspicious debut..." Publishers Weekly

Review:

"Lyrical, mysterious, and nuanced, the poignant moodiness...lingers long after the final page is turned....Beautifully written and intriguingly plotted..." Booklist

Review:

"The spy stuff is a little over the top, but in the end it sloughs off like so much dead skin, exposing the germination of a live and vibrant talent. (Grade: B+)" Entertainment Weekly

Review:

"Native Speaker is that great rarity: an eloquent page-turner. Beautifully crafted, enlightening, and heart-wrenching, it is a brilliant debut and a tremendous contribution to Asian-American literature." Gish Jen, author of Mona in the Promised Land
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781573225311
Author:
Lee, Chang-Rae
Publisher:
Riverhead Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Aliens
Subject:
Spy stories
Subject:
New York
Subject:
Korean Americans
Subject:
New York (N.Y.) Fiction.
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
New york (n.y.)
Copyright:
1996
Edition Description:
Riverhead trade pbk. ed.
Publication Date:
March 1996
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
349
Dimensions:
8.01x5.13x.89 in. .73 lbs.
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