Monkey Hunting (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
In this deeply stirring novel, acclaimed author Cristina García follows one extraordinary family through four generations, from China to Cuba to America. Wonderfully evocative of time and place, rendered in the lyrical prose that is García’s hallmark, Monkey Hunting is an emotionally resonant...
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In this deeply stirring novel, acclaimed author Cristina García follows one extraordinary family through four generations, from China to Cuba to America. Wonderfully evocative of time and place, rendered in the lyrical prose that is García’s hallmark, Monkey Hunting is an emotionally resonant tale of immigration, assimilation, and the prevailing integrity of self.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780345466105 (0345466101)
ASIN: 0345466101
Publish date: 2004-04-27
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Once in awhile I try to learn something new so I picked up this audiobook from my library because it sounded interesting and was based on something I knew nothing about, the migration of Chinese to Cuba in the 1900’s. It starts out with the story of Chen Pan who decides to leave his family and his ...