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China Men: National Book Award Winner Paperback – April 23, 1989

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4.2 out of 5 stars 113
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The author chronicles the lives of three generations of Chinese men in America, woven from memory, myth and fact. Here's a storyteller's tale of what they endured in a strange new land.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage; Reissue edition (April 23, 1989)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0679723285
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679723288
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 0.72 x 7.96 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 113

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Sarah Blomquist
5.0 out of 5 stars Kingston is a word wizard
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2022
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I was enthralled with her story and the way she seamlessly interweaves truth and fable. She flips the gender binary of Chinese-American culture in some of her short stories which speaks volumes in and of itself. I read this for a literature seminar in a college class and learned SO MUCH.
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Alexander Chee
5.0 out of 5 stars An original masterpiece
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2015
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An idiosyncratic mix of history and family stories, with some of the best prose, sentence for sentence, you'll find on any topic, Kingston sought to position her family against the historical moment, and does so, brilliantly. This is sometimes overlooked in comparison to Woman Warrior but it is a companion piece. Shoulder to shoulder.
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Marisa Knecht
3.0 out of 5 stars There were chapters I found I liked better than others
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2014
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It was interesting but not my style of writing. There were chapters I found I liked better than others.
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Sylvain G. Chin
4.0 out of 5 stars A TOUR WITH A CHINA MAN
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2009
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THE FIRST PART OF THE BOOK IS A LITTLE DRY...BUT AS HE STARTS
HIS STORY FROM ANGEL ISLAND IS OUTSTANDING. I WAS JUST AT
ANGEL ISLAND..CAN REALLY FEEL HOW IT WOULD BE. I AM AN
AMERICAN CHINESE..STARTED LIFE IN SAN FRANCISCO CHINATOWN..
KNOWS WHAT LIFE HAVE BEEN LIKE...79 YEARS AGO. A VERY GOOD
STORY.
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Laurie
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Book!
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2021
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Stories about the Asian emigrant experience. I was a student of history but there was much that was new to me and led me to research these times further. Lovely dream like narratives packed with evocative imagery.
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Jessica Espinoza
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2019
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This was a required text for class but I ended up loving it and have never read a book quite like it !
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Jane Doe
1.0 out of 5 stars Cannot recommend this book
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
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This story could be told without resorting to vile and disgusting descriptions which add nothing and only repel. I stopped reading and threw it in the garbage.
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Varda Elentari
5.0 out of 5 stars Chinese American Experiences
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2013
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What a treasure this book is. Kingston is written from the point of view of both Chinese immigrants to the United States and Chinese-Americans. She paints a vivid picture of the lives led by her Chinese ancestors through various periods of U.S. history. It was a hard book to put down for I enjoyed it immensely. I learned a lot too.
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Arrakis
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprenant
Reviewed in France on June 27, 2015
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China Men est un livre hybride. Il tient de la chronique familiale, celle de familles chinoises qui tentèrent surtout après 1850 de rejoindre la Californie, la Montagne d'or, et fondèrent dans des conditions si difficiles la présence d'une communauté chinoise aux Etats-Unis. Mais le livre est bien plus que cela; il mélange les genres et les formes de récit. C'est un roman, c'est une légende, c'est une biographie collective et il forme un tout singulier et unique qui permet de saisir cette histoire humaine sous différents angles.
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