A Free Life
de Ha Jin Vintage books, 2009, 654 p. In A Free Life, Ha Jin follows the Wu family father Nan, mother Pingping, and son Taotao as they sever their ties with China in the aftermath of the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square and begin a new life in the United States. As Nan takes on a number of menial jobs, eventually operating a restaurant with Pingping, he struggles to adapt to the American way of life and to hold his family together, even as he pines for a woman he loved and lost in his youth. |
Ha Jin.
A Free Life.
Vintage books, 2009, 654 p.
Titre : | A Free Life |
Auteurs : | Ha Jin, Auteur |
Type de document : | texte imprimé |
Editeur : | Vintage books, 2009 |
ISBN/ISSN : | 978-0-307-27860-9 |
Format : | 654 p. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Index. décimale : | R(A) (Romans en anglais) |
Descripteurs : |
Motbis 21e siècle / Chine / Etats-Unis / littérature étrangère |
Résumé : | In A Free Life, Ha Jin follows the Wu family father Nan, mother Pingping, and son Taotao as they sever their ties with China in the aftermath of the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square and begin a new life in the United States. As Nan takes on a number of menial jobs, eventually operating a restaurant with Pingping, he struggles to adapt to the American way of life and to hold his family together, even as he pines for a woman he loved and lost in his youth. |
Nature du document : | fiction |
Genre : | roman |
Date de création : | 14/04/2014 |
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Cote | Section | Localisation | Code-barres | Disponibilité |
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R(A) JIN | Romans en anglais | C.D.R. | 016842 | Disponible |