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A fascinating take on the history of Asian immigration to North America
DEAD MAN’S GOLD is a collection of ten short ghost stories related to the history of 19th and early 20th century Chinese immigration to North America. Written in a style that emulates a story-teller’s passing on Chinese folk tales around a kitchen table, to children at bedtime, or even around a campfire (if the Chinese indulge in such things), Yee’s tales are short and sweet. But they are many, many other things as well – tragic, chilling, eerie, heartwarming, entertaining, heartbreaking, instructive, informative, evocative, humorous, poignant, elegant, sad, gentle, fascinating, and quite compelling - to mention only a handful of characterizations that come to mind. Modern readers with any heart, compassion, and tolerance will also be shamefacedly reminded of the fact that anti-Asian racism is undeniably a part of North American history.
Definitely recommended. And now I must see if I can find any other work from the same author.
Paul Weiss
DEAD MAN’S GOLD is a collection of ten short ghost stories related to the history of 19th and early 20th century Chinese immigration to North America. Written in a style that emulates a story-teller’s passing on Chinese folk tales around a kitchen table, to children at bedtime, or even around a campfire (if the Chinese indulge in such things), Yee’s tales are short and sweet. But they are many, many other things as well – tragic, chilling, eerie, heartwarming, entertaining, heartbreaking, instructive, informative, evocative, humorous, poignant, elegant, sad, gentle, fascinating, and quite compelling - to mention only a handful of characterizations that come to mind. Modern readers with any heart, compassion, and tolerance will also be shamefacedly reminded of the fact that anti-Asian racism is undeniably a part of North American history.
Definitely recommended. And now I must see if I can find any other work from the same author.
Paul Weiss
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