A Good Fall

In his first book of stories since The Bridegroom (2000), National Book Award-winning author Ha Jin offers up a collection that delves into the experience of Chinese immigrants in America. With the same profound attention to detail that is a hallmakr of his previous acclaimed works, Ha Jin depicts here the full spectrum of immigrant life and the daily struggles - some minute, some grand- faced by these intriguing individuals: a lonely composer takes comfort in the anttics of his girlfriend's parakeet; young children decide to change their names so that they might sound more "American," unaware of how deeply this will hurt their grandparents.. Twelve stark, moving, insightful & humorous stories.