Chinese Knot, The
and other stories
- Publisher
- Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2008
- Category
- General, Literary
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894770439
- Publish Date
- Apr 2008
- List Price
- $22.95
-
eBook
- ISBN
- 9781894770804
- Publish Date
- Apr 2008
- List Price
- $12.99
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Description
In this new collection, award-winning author Lien Chao weaves together these emotionally charged short stories focusing on Chinese immigrants in Toronto's multiracial neighbourhoods. In Chinatown and mixed neighbourhoods, in condos and tenements, in public parks and in college, the protagonists of these stories find love, face loneliness, confront generational crises, and overcome racial stereotypes as they evolve and grow in this exciting, ever-changing multicultural society.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Lien Chao came to Canada in 1984 to pursue her graduate studies. She is the author of Beyond Silence: Chinese Canadian Literature in English (1997), winner of the Gabrielle Roy Prize for Canadian Criticism. Her publications also include Tiger Girl: Hu Nü (2001), a creative memoir about growing up in Mao's China; Strike the Wok: An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Canadian Fiction (2003), Ed. with Jim-Wong Chu; The Chinese Knot and other Stories (2008); and three collections of bilingual poetry, Maples and the Stream (1999), More Than Skin Deep (2004), and Salt in My Life (2019).
As an inter-art artist, Lien Chao enjoys collaborating with artists of different disciplines in joint projects. She has also published several bilingual art books on Chinese Brush Painting. She strongly believes in cultural sharing via interactions among Canadians of different racial, cultural and spiritual backgrounds.
Editorial Reviews
"The Chinese Knot offers the reader a realistic view of the Chinese immigrant, making it a great resource as either a study guide or a way to find a sympathetic voice for anyone who has ever moved their entire life to new surroundings. Heartfelt and provocative, it opens the way for discussions on multicultural issues and racial stereotypes." --carp(e) libris
Other titles by Lien Chao
Spiritual Pursuits and Other Stories
Salt in My Life
Peng Ma
Abstract Ink Painting
Wang Dehui
Oil and Chinese Brush Paintings
More Than Skin Deep
Poetry in English and Chinese
Strike the Wok
New Chinese Canadian Anthology, A
Tiger Girl (Hu Nu)
A Creative Memoir
Maples and the Stream
A Narrative Poem
Beyond Silence
Chinese-Canadian Literature in English
