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In this deeply stirring novel, acclaimed author Cristina García follows one extraordinary family through four generations, from China to Cuba to America. Wonderfully evocative of time and place, rendered in the lyrical prose that is García’s hallmark, Monkey Hunting is an emotionally resonant tale of immigration, assimilation, and the prevailing integrity of self.

Synopsis:

An evocative saga of a Chinese-Cuban family begins in 1857, when Chen Pan signs a contract that takes him from China to Cuba and enslavement on a sugarcane plantation and follows him as finds prosperity in Havana's Chinatown and establishes a dynasty, in a story that interweaves his life with those of two descendants, a granddaughter and great-grandson. Reader's Guide included. Reprint.
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About the Author

\Cristina García was born in Havana and grew up in New York City. Her first novel, Dreaming in Cuban, was nominated for a National Book Award and has been widely translated. Ms. García has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Hodder Fellow at Princeton University, and the recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award. She lives in Santa Monica with her daughter, Pilar.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780307416100
Publisher:
Random House Publishing Group
Subject:
Fiction : Literary
Author:
Garcia, Cristina
Author:
García, Cristina
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Slavery
Subject:
Cuban Americans
Subject:
China
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Subject:
Fiction : General
Subject:
main_subject
Subject:
all_subjects
Publication Date:
20040427
Binding:
ELECTRONIC
Language:
English
Pages:
288
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"Synopsis" by , An evocative saga of a Chinese-Cuban family begins in 1857, when Chen Pan signs a contract that takes him from China to Cuba and enslavement on a sugarcane plantation and follows him as finds prosperity in Havana's Chinatown and establishes a dynasty, in a story that interweaves his life with those of two descendants, a granddaughter and great-grandson. Reader's Guide included. Reprint.
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