Book
The jade peony
Record details
- ISBN: 1550544683 (sc)
- ISBN: 9781550544688 (sc)
- Physical Description: vii, 278 p ; 20 cm.
- Edition: 1st Picador USA ed.
- Publisher: Vancouver, BC : Douglas & McIntyre, c1995.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | First published in Canada by Douglas & McIntyre. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Poor families -- Fiction Chinese -- Canada -- Fiction Domestic fiction Brothers and sisters -- Fiction Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.) -- Fiction |
Available copies
- 2 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelton Public Library | Fic (Text) | T 34651 | Adult Fiction - Main Floor | Not holdable | Lost | 2008-01-11 |
| Nelson Public Library | F CHO (Text) | 3514830014305 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-04-29 |
| Pouce Coupe Public Library | F CHO (Text) | 35333000114003 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Terrace Public Library | CHO (Text) | 35151000668236 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"Chinatown, Vancouver, in the late 1930s and ‘40s provides the setting for this poignant first novel, told through the vivid and intense reminiscences of the three younger children of an immigrant family. They each experience a very different childhood, depending on age and sex, as they encounter the complexities of birth and death, love and hate, kinship and otherness. Mingling with the realities of Canada and the horror of war are the magic, ghosts, paper uncles and family secrets of Poh-Poh, or Grandmother, who is the heart and pillar of the family. Wayson Choy's Chinatown is a community of unforgettable individuals who are “neither this nor that,” neither entirely Canadian nor Chinese. But with each other's help, they survive hardship and heartbreak with grit and humour."--
