The Foreign Student
Hailed as an "auspicious debut novel" by "The New Yorker, " this sophisticated tale recalls the love affair of a Korean man scarred by war and the troubled daughter of a wealthy Southern American family.
Hailed as an "auspicious debut novel" by "The New Yorker, " this sophisticated tale recalls the love affair of a Korean man scarred by war and the troubled daughter of a wealthy Southern American family.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780060191498 (006019149X)
Publish date: September 1st 1998
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 325
Edition language: English
I was initially attracted to this book because of the title; I've studied abroad myself and thought reading about a foreign student in America (especially 50 years ago when the population, at least in Tennessee where the story is set, was more homogeneous) would be fun. It has a some redeeming quali...
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