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Description

The new novel—her first in six years—from the acclaimed author of Dreaming in Cuban and The Agüero Sisters follows one family from China to Cuba to America in an emotionally resonant tale of immigration, assimilation, and the powerful integrity of self. In 1857, when Chen Pan signs a... read more

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First Sentence

There were other men like Chen Pan on the ship, not too young, but not too old either.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Cristina Garcia (Author)

Popular Tags

  1. 2005
  2. cuba
  3. hispanic
  4. latin american
  5. literature 
 

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