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Jean Kwok
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This is my experience of waiting to hear about being shortlisted for a major writing prize, the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award, the world's largest short fiction award. I was thrilled that my short story, "Where the Gods Fly" had made the longlist for a number of reasons: 1) I'd had so [...]
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Girl in Translation
— published 2010 — 31 editions |
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Izgubljena u prijevodu
— published 2010 |
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The Shortlist: The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award 2012
by Kevin Barry, Linda Oatman High, Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) — published 2012 |
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"I started [working in the sweatshop] when I was only five, and I remember the suffocating blanket of dust that constantly descended upon my arms and face...I used to draw stick figures in the dust when I had the time. " ...More
"I started [working in the sweatshop] when I was only five, and I remember the suffocating blanket of dust that constantly descended upon my arms and face...I used to draw stick figures in the dust when I had the time. " ...More
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Excerpt from GIRL IN TRANSLATION (Literature & Fiction)
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Girl in Translation is the story of Kimberly Chang, an eleven-year old girl who arrives in Brooklyn from Hong Kong with her widowed mother. Their immigration has been arranged and paid for by Aunt Paula, her mother’s older sister. They are hopeful...
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Note: This review is of an advance uncorrected proof. There may be changes to the final publication.
First, I'd like to state that I was very heartbroken when, about 100 pages into this novel, I read the book jacket closely and realized that this w... " Read more of this review » |
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4.5 stars. Fantastic story! Read in one day.
A child and her mother come to America, 'the Golden mountain', in hopes for a better life, escaping the threats of a communist Hong Kong. Knowing little English and nothing of the American culture, Kim i... " Read more of this review » |
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"Nicola wrote: "Thanks for a well- written and truly enjoyable book. It not only gave me a new perspective on immigration, and the difficulties inheren...more
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| A gorgeous, lyrical and heartbreaking book. It stayed in my thoughts long after I finished it. | |
“What a relationship looks like on the outside isn't the same as what it's like on the inside. You can be more in love with someone in your mind than with the person you see every day.”
― Jean Kwok, Girl in Translation
― Jean Kwok, Girl in Translation
“Sometimes our fate is different from the one we imagined for ourselves.”
― Jean Kwok, Girl in Translation
― Jean Kwok, Girl in Translation
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January 2013 Group Read- HF that deals with immigration
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Jean wrote: "Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"Mysti, do you have a link or any other info so I can try to find..."
I sent you a link through a message.
Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"Mysti, do you have a link or any other info so I can try to find this commercial? Is it for the Ipad? Where did you see it? Thanks!
Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"Mysti, I didn't know that! Thanks so much for telling me, very exciting! Best, Jean
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