Waiting (Vintage International)
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3 journalers for this copy...
From Amazon: In Waiting, Ha Jin portrays the life of Lin Kong, a dedicated doctor torn by his love for two women: one who belongs to the New China of the Cultural Revolution, the other to the ancient traditions of his family's village. Ha Jin profoundly understands the conflict between the individual and society, between the timeless universality of the human heart and constantly shifting politics of the moment. With wisdom, restraint, and empathy for all his characters, he vividly reveals the complexities and subtleties of a world and a people we desperately need to know."
Journal Entry 2 by futurecat at Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Saturday, September 18, 2010
From a box of books boreal dropped off this afternoon.
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A wonderfully engaging story. It's strange, I shouldn't have enjoyed it, because the main characters were pretty unsympathetic, which normally turns me off a book, but somehow it worked despite that.
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Picked up from the book table at the 2013 Aus/NZ Uncon in Queenstown.
A perfectly simple, simply perfect story. Chinese authors just seem to know how to do it.
Journal Entry 6 by cat207 at Unconvention 2013 in Queenstown, Otago New Zealand on Monday, October 21, 2013
Released 10 yrs ago (10/21/2013 UTC) at Unconvention 2013 in Queenstown, Otago New Zealand
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