Judy Fong Bates
Autor de Midnight at the Dragon Café
Sobre El Autor
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Obras de Judy Fong Bates
Obras relacionadas
The Oxford Book of Stories by Canadian Women in English (1999) — Autor, algunas ediciones — 28 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1949
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- China (birth)
Canada - Lugares de residencia
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ocupaciones
- Writer
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
Premios
También Puede Gustarte
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 3
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 431
- Popularidad
- #56,717
- Valoración
- 3.6
- Reseñas
- 14
- ISBNs
- 16
Teens will relate to Su-Jen as she navigates new and strange situations, and as she unravels the secrets of her family, to her confusion over why her father does not confront her half-brother and mother over their conduct. As she grows older, Su-Jen becomes the bridge between her parents and their community, especially in regards to language and cultural barriers. Some readers who do not have extensive knowledge of Asian societies, may be frustrated at the cultural and family constraints which forbid Su-Jen from exposing her family’s secrets. Despite this familial strife, Su-Jen genuinely cares for her family, and is cared for by them.
The text is replete with descriptions of Chinese culture – food, customs, clothing. The novel is written for an adult audience, but culturally aware senior high students may enjoy it. Others may brush it off as “too foreign” or slow-paced.… (más)