Rose Jungle (Flower and the Youth) 花儿与少年
Synopsis:
Jiang and Ming, a loving Chinese couple with two kids, disappointed by their inadequate material life in China, decide to divorce so Jiang can marry a rich but much older overseas Chinese, Humphrey, in order to enjoy a good life in America.After being in a wealthy but loveless marriage with Humphrey for ten years, Jiang is unhappy. She wants to buy a house and put her broken family back together in it. But it doesn't work. Each of her family members has taken a different path. What is broken can never be put back together again. Humphrey's efforts to combine his and Jiang's families into one "Happy American Family" also fail miserably.
This is a story about a Chinese couple, growing up in Communist China and seduced by the affluence of Capitalist America, sacrifice their love for a "better life" in the U.S. Eventually they are trapped by the evils of Capitalism and their own greed. They lose it all.
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Topics/Categories:
chinese-american, Divorce, Family, Immigration, Race Relations
Genre:
Asian Cultural Studies, Asian Literature, Asian-American Cultural Studies, Asian-American Literature, Asian-American Studies - Interest, Chinese - Chinese-American Literature
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Original Publish Date:
January 1, 2004
Formats and associated ISBNs:
ISBN 9787800407161
Formats:
High-quality paperback. Currently in Chinese only. Chinese title is 花儿与少年.
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