Buying a fishing rod for my grandfather : stories
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New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, [2004].
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First edition.
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127 pages ; 20 cm
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New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, [2004].
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Book
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First edition.
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"Written between 1983 and 1990, these translated stories take as their themes the fragility of love and life, and the haunting power of memory. In "The Temple" the narrator's acute and mysterious anxiety overshadows the "delirious happiness" of an outing with his new wife on their honeymoon. In "The Cramp" a man narrowly escapes drowning in the sea, only to find that no one even noticed his absence. In "The Accident" a bus hits a cyclist and, as in stop-action film, the chaotic aftermath gives way to a calm, ordinary street comer with no trace of the previous drama. In the title story the narrator attempts to "unburden myself of homesickness" only to find himself lost in a labyrinth of childhood memories. Everywhere in this collection are powerful psychological portraits of characters whose unarticulated hopes and fears betray the never-ending presence of the past in their present lives."--Book jacket.
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Gao, X., & Lee, M. (2004). Buying a fishing rod for my grandfather: stories (First edition.). HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gao, Xingjian and Mabel. Lee. 2004. Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather: Stories. HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gao, Xingjian and Mabel. Lee. Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather: Stories HarperCollinsPublishers, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gao, Xingjian., and Mabel Lee. Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather: Stories First edition., HarperCollinsPublishers, 2004.
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