Green Island
A Novel
$36.25
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2017
Summary
A stunning story of love, betrayal, and family, set in a Taiwan undergoing enormous changes over the course of the twentieth century.
BEST BOOK AWARD IN FICTION BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES
A stunning, lyrical novel that tells “the story of how the Tsais, a Taiwanese family, survive the ‘February 28 Incident’ of 1947 and precariously navigate the decades that follow.”
As an uprising rocks Taiwan, a young doctor in Taipei is taken from his newborn daugh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781101872369 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1101872365 |
| Author: | Shawna Yang Ryan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 329g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 130mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Please Use This Code |
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What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Ryan embraces the complexity of the situation, by not creating heroes but instead exploring the truth of compromise, survival and belonging.” —The New York Times
“A tough, unsentimental, and moving novel that is a memorial not only to the heroes, but also to the survivors.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer
“Sweeping … as epic in scope as the story is intimate.” —The Arizona Republic
“A chilling, convincing picture of Taiwan during the years of authoritarian rule.” —Los Angeles Times
“Moving and suspenseful… . Full of compassion.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch
About The Author
Shawna Yang Ryan
Shawna Yang Ryan is a former Fulbright scholar and the author of one previous novel, Water Ghosts; she teaches in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Her short fiction has appeared in ZYZZYVA, The Asian American Literary Review, Kartika Review, and Berkeley Fiction Review. She lives in Honolulu.
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