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The Jade Peony

May 22, 2011 14:19

4. The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy (Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1996)

In three related novellas, The Jade Peony relates the experiences of a trio of siblings growing up in Vancouver's Chinatown in the 1930s and 40s. The result is simply one of the best books I have ever read ( Read more... )

chinatown, au.race:chinese, genre:historical.fiction, family, genre:literary.fiction, au.nationality:canada, au.race:asian

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erinlin_w May 23 2011, 02:10:34 UTC

I adore that book. Made me cry *twice*. ^_^

atdelphi May 24 2011, 14:21:55 UTC

I'm really embarrassed that I hadn't heard of it before, considering how many other Canadians I've mentioned it to who either read it on their own or covered it in part at school. *shakes fist at former school board* I had to read Othello twice and Heart of Darkness three times, but never this?

oyceter May 25 2011, 05:36:28 UTC

Ooo, that combo of time period + setting sounds great! Thanks for the rec!

atdelphi May 26 2011, 17:18:07 UTC

Happy to rec it. :-) I'm trying to use this challenge as an excuse to read and rec more Canadian fiction.