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The jade peony / Wayson Choy.
"Chinatown, Vancouver, in the late 1930s and ï??40s provides the setting for this poignant first novel, told through the vivid and intense reminiscences of the three younger children of an immigrant family. They each experience a very different childhood, depending on age and sex, as they encounter the complexities of birth and death, love and hate, kinship and otherness. Mingling with the realities of Canada and the horror of war are the magic, ghosts, paper uncles and family secrets of Poh-Poh, or Grandmother, who is the heart and pillar of the family."--Provided by the publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780312155568 (hc.)
- ISBN: 9781550544688 (trade pbk.)
- ISBN: 1550544683 (trade pbk.)
- ISBN: 0312155565 (hc)
- Physical Description: 238 p. ; 20 cm. 278 p. ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, 1997, c1995.
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| Subject: | Chinese Canadians > Fiction. Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.) > History > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Canadian fiction. Psychological fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- 19 of 19 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Fernie Heritage Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Fernie Heritage Library | FIC CHO (Text) | 35136000068966 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Told through the reminiscences of the three young children of an immigrant Chinese family, an uplifting novel captures the realities of prejudice, the mishaps of adolescence, and the horrors of an impending world war, in Vancouver's Chinatown during the early 1940s. - Baker & Taylor
In Vancouver before World War II, Liang, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, befriends a retired railroader who encourages her to tap dance, while her adopted brother, Jung, trains as a boxer and learns to accept his sexuality, and Sekky, their brother, regains his health and learns about the racism that surrounds them - Blackwell North Amer
Chinatwon, Vancouver, of the early 194Os provides the backdrop for this fresh, uplifting, award-winning first novel, told through the reminiscences of the three young children of an immigrant Chinese family.
Jook-Liang is the "useless girl" of the family, who dreams of becoming Shirley Temple and escaping the rigid, old ways of China. Jung-Sum is the adopted middle son who triumphs over loss and prejudice through boxing, and soon finds himself grappling with a bewildering sexual attraction. Lastly, Sekky - the sickly youngest child - surprises the entire family by teaching them how to mourn, and how to go on living.
Finally, there are the secrets and magic of two respected elders: Old Wong, "The Monkey King," whose past returns to threaten his present and Poh-Poh, or Grandmother, who is the heart and pillar of the family. Side by side, her three grandchildren survive hardships and heartbreaks with grit and humor, discovering a new land without forgetting their common ground.
