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Barbarians Are Coming

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The award-winning author of Pangs of Love triumphs with "a work that manages to be consistently funny, infinitely sad, and surprisingly exhilarating... truly memorable." (Newsday)

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An ambitious and appealing first novel, brilliant in its scathing insights...expose the most complex realities of Chinese American identity. (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

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One of the most moving father-son stories in decades...as grandly comic as an American carnival and as tragic as any Chinese opera. (Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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A novel of wit, insight, and power. (Elle)

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A mature, richly characterized family saga whose universal themes take it far beyond the category of ethnic fiction. (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review)

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Louie ranks with the best of a new generation of American novelists...funny as Gish Jen [and]...eloquent as Chang-rae Lee. (Newsday)
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ISBN:
9780425178287
Author:
Louie, David Wong
Publisher:
Berkley Trade
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Chinese americans
Subject:
Black humor
Subject:
General Fiction
Edition Description:
Berkley trade pbk. ed.
Series Volume:
00-07
Publication Date:
20010301
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
8.27x5.23x1.00 in. .70 lbs.
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