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Mona in the Promised Land

By Gish Jen

Mona in the Promised Land Contemporary literature

Mona in the Promised Land

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A New York Times Notable Book In these pages, acclaimed author Gish Jen portrays the day-to-day of American multiculturalism with poignancy and wit, introducing us to teenaged Mona Chang, who in 1968 moves with her newly prosperous family to Scarshill, New York. Here, the Chinese are seen as "the new Jews." What could be more natural than for Mona to take this literally-even to the point of converting? As Mona attends temple "rap" sessions and falls in love (with a nice Jewish boy who lives in a tepee), Jen introduces us to one of the most charming and sweet-spirited heroines in recent fiction, a girl who can wisecrack with perfect aplomb even when she's organizing the help in her father's pancake house. On every page, Gish Jen sets our received notions spinning with a wit as dry as a latter-day Jane Austen's.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
322
Release Date:
1997-04-01
Publication Date:
1997-04-01
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0679776508
ISBN13:
9780679776505
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
361 g
Height:
132 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
17 cm

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