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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Artikel-Nr:
9780749010720
Veröffentl:
2012
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.02.2012
Seiten:
398
Autor:
Jamie Ford
Gewicht:
284 g
Format:
205x131x30 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
JAMIE FORD is the great grandson of Nevada mining pioneer Min Chung, who emigrated from China, to San Francisco in 1865, where he adopted the western name 'Ford', thus confusing countless generations. Ford's debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is a New York Times bestseller, and has been awarded the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. It has been translated into twenty-six languages. Having grown up near Seattle's Chinatown, Ford now lives in Montana with his wife and children.
With over a million copies sold worldwide this captivating debut is a story of the sacrifices one boy makes for love and for his country. Based on true events and real places, this is a perfect story for book groups. 'Ford deftly pulls off a Hollywood-worthy romance, one anchored to a true event...An entertaining and often illuminating tale' "The Spectator"