The Writer as Migrant: (the Rice University Campbell Lectures)
- ISBN-10
- 145962713X
- ISBN-13
- 9781459627130
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-08-22
- Publisher
- ReadHowYouWant.com
- Author
- Ha Jin
Description
As a teenager during China's Cultural Revolution, Ha Jin served as an uneducated soldier in the People's Liberation Army. Thirty years later, a resident of the United States, he won the National Book Award for his novel Waiting, completing a trajectory that has established him as one of the most admired exemplars of world literature. Ha Jin's jo...
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