EAN: 9780525537212

HOW MUCH OF THESE HILLS IS GOLD - C PAM ZHANG K...

"Belongs on a shelf all of its own."-NPR  "Revolutionary…A visionary addition to American
literature." - Minneapolis Star Tribune  An electric debut novel set against the twilight of
the American gold rush  two siblings are on the run in an unforgiving landscape-trying not just
to survive but to find a home.  Ba dies in the night  Ma is already gone. Newly orphaned
children of immigrants  Lucy and Sam are suddenly alone in a land that refutes their existence.
Fleeing the threats of their western mining town  they set off to bury their father in the only
way that will set them free from their past. Along the way  they encounter giant buffalo bones
tiger paw prints  and the specters of a ravaged landscape as well as family secrets  sibling
rivalry  and glimpses of a different kind of future.  Both epic and intimate  blending Chinese
symbolism and re-imagined history with fiercely original language and storytelling  How Much of
These Hills Is Gold is a haunting adventure story  an unforgettable sibling story  and the
announcement of a stunning new voice in literature. On a broad level  it explores race in an
expanding country and the question of where immigrants are allowed to belong. But page by page
it's about the memories that bind and divide families  and the yearning for home.  Story
Locale: American West

Aktuelle Preise zur EAN 9780525537212

Produktinformationen zur 9780525537212