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A Gesture Life: A Novel Lee, Chang-rae
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781573228282
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1573228281
ISBN-13
9781573228282
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1750135
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gesture Life : a Novel
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Topic
War & Military, Medical, Asian American, Historical
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11.1 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-028382
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"A beautiful, solitary, remarkably tender book."- The New York Times Book Review " A Gesture Life is the touching, multilayered rumination of an uneasy psyche. It is also a tragic, horrifying page-turner, whose evocation of wartime victims is unforgettable...A deeply involving tale, no less so because we realize, almost from the first chapter, that we can''t trust Hata''s version of events. [Lee] enlists the reader''s full energies to interpret this enigmatic speaker, who saddens, baffles and unfuriates us all at once."- Chicago Tribune "Once again, this gifted young author has given us a beautifully tapestried story of seeking identity and acceptance in another culture while remaining separate from the tug of it."- The Christian Science Monitor "Lee elegantly creates suspense out of the seemingly static story of a man trying hard not to feel. He has written a wise and humane novel that both amplifies the themes of identity and exile he addressed in Native Speaker , and creates a wonderfully resonant portrait of a man caught between two cultures and two lives."-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times, "A beautiful, solitary, remarkably tender book."-- The New York Times Book Review " A Gesture Life is the touching, multilayered rumination of an uneasy psyche. It is also a tragic, horrifying page-turner, whose evocation of wartime victims is unforgettable...A deeply involving tale, no less so because we realize, almost from the first chapter, that we can't trust Hata's version of events. [Lee] enlists the reader's full energies to interpret this enigmatic speaker, who saddens, baffles and unfuriates us all at once."-- Chicago Tribune "Once again, this gifted young author has given us a beautifully tapestried story of seeking identity and acceptance in another culture while remaining separate from the tug of it."-- The Christian Science Monitor "Lee elegantly creates suspense out of the seemingly static story of a man trying hard not to feel. He has written a wise and humane novel that both amplifies the themes of identity and exile he addressed in Native Speaker , and creates a wonderfully resonant portrait of a man caught between two cultures and two lives."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times, "A beautiful, solitary, remarkably tender book."- The New York Times Book Review " A Gesture Life is the touching, multilayered rumination of an uneasy psyche. It is also a tragic, horrifying page-turner, whose evocation of wartime victims is unforgettable...A deeply involving tale, no less so because we realize, almost from the first chapter, that we can't trust Hata's version of events. [Lee] enlists the reader's full energies to interpret this enigmatic speaker, who saddens, baffles and unfuriates us all at once."- Chicago Tribune "Once again, this gifted young author has given us a beautifully tapestried story of seeking identity and acceptance in another culture while remaining separate from the tug of it."- The Christian Science Monitor "Lee elegantly creates suspense out of the seemingly static story of a man trying hard not to feel. He has written a wise and humane novel that both amplifies the themes of identity and exile he addressed in Native Speaker , and creates a wonderfully resonant portrait of a man caught between two cultures and two lives."-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
The second novel from the critically acclaimed New York Times -bestselling author Chang-rae Lee. His remarkable debut novel was called "rapturous" ( The New York Times Book Review), "revelatory" ( Vogue ), and "wholly innovative" ( Kirkus Reviews ). It was the recipient of six major awards, including the prestigious Hemingway Foundation/PEN award. Now Chang-rae Lee has written a powerful and beautifully crafted second novel that leaves no doubt about the extraordinary depth and range of his talent. A Gesture Life is the story of a proper man, an upstanding citizen who has come to epitomize the decorous values of his New York suburban town. Courteous, honest, hardworking, and impenetrable, Franklin Hata, a Japanese man of Korean birth, is careful never to overstep his boundaries and to make his neighbors comfortable in his presence. Yet as his story unfolds, precipitated by the small events surrounding him, we see his life begin to unravel. Gradually we learn the mystery that has shaped the core of his being: his terrible, forbidden love for a young Korean Comfort Woman when he served as a medic in the Japanese army during World War II. In A Gesture Life , Chang-rae Lee leads us with dazzling control through a taut, suspenseful story about love, family, and community--and the secrets we harbor. As in Native Speaker , he writes of the ways outsiders conform in order to survive and the price they pay for doing so. It is a haunting, breathtaking display of talent by an acclaimed young author., The second novel from the critically acclaimed New York Times -bestselling author Chang-rae Lee. His remarkable debut novel was called "rapturous" ( The New York Times Book Review), "revelatory" ( Vogue ), and "wholly innovative" ( Kirkus Reviews ). It was the recipient of six major awards, including the prestigious Hemingway Foundation/PEN award. Now Chang-rae Lee has written a powerful and beautifully crafted second novel that leaves no doubt about the extraordinary depth and range of his talent. A Gesture Life is the story of a proper man, an upstanding citizen who has come to epitomize the decorous values of his New York suburban town. Courteous, honest, hardworking, and impenetrable, Franklin Hata, a Japanese man of Korean birth, is careful never to overstep his boundaries and to make his neighbors comfortable in his presence. Yet as his story unfolds, precipitated by the small events surrounding him, we see his life begin to unravel. Gradually we learn the mystery that has shaped the core of his being- his terrible, forbidden love for a young Korean Comfort Woman when he served as a medic in the Japanese army during World War II. In A Gesture Life , Chang-rae Lee leads us with dazzling control through a taut, suspenseful story about love, family, and community-and the secrets we harbor. As in Native Speaker , he writes of the ways outsiders conform in order to survive and the price they pay for doing so. It is a haunting, breathtaking display of talent by an acclaimed young author.
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- a***j (8237)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseJust because you put a disclaimer in the description does not mean you shouldn’t find the correct photo or accept a return. After contact they had the gaul to tell me how to shop. Ive been here since 97. I know how to shop and definitely know how to sell and be a great seller on top of it. I should have looked at feedback as well. That I’ll admit. Should have accepted a return on a 4 dollar item and kept customers happy. Hope this helps your business :)