“Memory is also a kind of hunger . . .” Newly arrived in the United States in the mid-1960's, a young Chinese man waits breathlessly at the airport to reunite with his girlfriend­-but she never shows up. His bewilderment launches this passionate, moving, and often funny tale of students in a strange land.In this bestselling Chinese novel­-translated here into English for the first time-­author Ji Zheng brings to vivid life the struggles and adventures of college students torn between tradition and reinvention, the familiar and the alluringly new.In Berkeley, Xi-yan must forge a new career path and scrape together enough money to pay for his studies­while finding a way to rekindle his connection with the stunning, capricious girlfriend he hasn’t seen in a year.Yu-feng has abandoned her education for a hostess job in an Asian-themed San Francisco restaurant, but still holds onto a dream of becoming a singer. How will she choose between the security she’s been brought up to seek and the tantalizing prospect of following her heart?Moving from the lush campus of UC Berkeley to the teeming streets and fog-bound hills of San Francisco, The Other Shore is a sparkling tale of cultural identity, true love, and the meaning of home.