{"product_id":"we-two-alone-stories-paperback","title":"We Two Alone: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Wang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraised as \"utterly remarkable\" and \"deeply resonant\" by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Viet Thanh Nguyen and Robert Olen Butler, a bold and brilliant debut collection, in the vein of \u003cem\u003eThe Refugees, \u003c\/em\u003e which dramatizes the Chinese diaspora across the globe over the past hundred years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet on five continents and spanning decades, \u003cem\u003eWe Two Alone\u003c\/em\u003e traces the arc and evolution of the Chinese immigrant experience. A young laundry boy risks his life, pretending to be a girl to play organized hockey in Canada in the 1920s. A Canadian couple is caught when Shanghai succumbs to violence during the Second Sino-Japanese War. A family sttempts to buy a home in South Africa in the early years of apartheid. An actor in New York struggles to keep his career alive while yearning to reconcile with his estranged wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the vulnerable and disenfranchised to the educated and privileged, the characters in this extraordinary collection embody the diversity of the Chinese diaspora past and present. In these deeply affecting stories, Jack Wang subverts expectations as he captures the hope, pain, and sacrifices of the millions who journey into the unknown to create better lives, and explores the shifting boundaries of morality, the intimacies and failings of love, and the choices circumstances force us to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766851043616,"sku":"9780063081796","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/86572b68b3a5097da55936888cba4dc3.webp?v=1780299964","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/we-two-alone-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}