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Overwhelmed by the options available in the "land of opportunity", Nan returns to his passion, poetry, with a dream of someday making it his career. Yet even as he and his family begin to acheive the American Dream, Nan still wonders about his first love, a woman who scorned him in China years before, and whether he can ever truly love Pingping and bring success to his family. A Free Life unsparingly documents the highs and lows of contemporary immigrant life; Ha Jin's gifts for finely-honed prose and rich characterization make the Wu family's relationships resonant. It's not the story of every immigrant, but it portrays much of that seminal American story.]]> 8055 3.54 7390 1108 2007 4 0 false Tue Jun 16 17:04:26 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 14:07:55 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 17:04:26 -0700 2009