Judy Fong Bates
Autor/a de Midnight at the Dragon Café
Sobre l'autor
Crèdit de la imatge: photo:michaelbates
Obres de Judy Fong Bates
Obres associades
The Oxford Book of Stories by Canadian Women in English (1999) — Autor, algunes edicions — 30 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1949
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- China (birth)
Canada - Llocs de residència
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Professions
- Writer
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 3
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 431
- Popularitat
- #56,717
- Valoració
- 3.6
- Ressenyes
- 14
- ISBN
- 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.… (més)