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100 1 $aChoy, Wayson,$d1939-2019.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96054571
245 14 $aThe jade peony :$ba novel /$cWayson Choy.
250 $a1st Picador USA ed.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bPicador,$c1997.
300 $a238 pages ;$c22 cm
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520 $aChinatwon, Vancouver, of the early 194Os provides the backdrop for this fresh, uplifting, award-winning first novel, told through the reminiscences of the three young children of an immigrant Chinese family.
520 8 $aJook-Liang is the "useless girl" of the family, who dreams of becoming Shirley Temple and escaping the rigid, old ways of China. Jung-Sum is the adopted middle son who triumphs over loss and prejudice through boxing, and soon finds himself grappling with a bewildering sexual attraction. Lastly, Sekky - the sickly youngest child - surprises the entire family by teaching them how to mourn, and how to go on living.
520 8 $aFinally, there are the secrets and magic of two respected elders: Old Wong, "The Monkey King," whose past returns to threaten his present and Poh-Poh, or Grandmother, who is the heart and pillar of the family. Side by side, her three grandchildren survive hardships and heartbreaks with grit and humor, discovering a new land without forgetting their common ground.
650 0 $aChinese$zBritish Columbia$zVancouver Island$xHistory$vFiction.
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