A Free Life by Ha Jin

A Free Life author Ha Jin emigrated from China in the aftermath of Tiananmen Square, and had only been writing in English for 12 years when he won the National Book Award for Waiting in 1999. With his promising and latest novel about a family's struggle for the American Dream, Ha Jin writes about the Wu family — father Nan, mother Pingping, and son Taotao as they emigrate from China in the aftermath of the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square, and begin a new life of freedom in the United States. At first, things go well, but it’s not too long before Nan encounters disillusionment that sets him in a personal, financial and career tailspin. In addition, Pingping and Taotao find themselves problematically adjusting to American life in fits and starts. Just like real Americans.
 

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