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By Alex Kuo
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A political and environmental novel, bound to raise eyebrows on both sides of the Pacific. Two finite-numbers mathematicians - a Chinese woman and a Chinese American man - become disillusioned with teaching. She goes to work in China's Three Gorges Dam, he for Westinghouse in Pittsburgh. Unknown to each other, they struggle to balance their personal values against the global corporate determinism of dam building. Playing China's boom against the story of the American West, this novel is energetic, lyrical, and funny.
About the Author
Alex Kuo has lived and worked most of his adult life in the states of Idaho and Washington. Since 1963 he has taught writing and cultural studies at several colleges and universities on both sides of the Pacific.
Recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts awards, he has also been granted the Lingnan American Studies fellowship in Hong Kong and a Senior Fulbright lectureship in Changchun, a Rockefeller Bellagio residency, and a research grant from the United Nations and State of Idaho for background research for this novel. He has been appointed distinguised writer-in-residence at Fudan University, Knox College, and Mercy Corps.
Product Details
Paperback: 180 pages
Publisher: Haven Books (June 16, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9881919568
ISBN-13: 978-9881919564
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
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