{"product_id":"china-dog-and-other-tales-from-a-chinese-laundry-paperback","title":"China Dog: And Other Tales from a Chinese Laundry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudy Fong Bates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chorus of immigrant voices populates Judy Fong Bates's graceful and poignant first collection. Denizens of the ubiquitous small towns around Ontario, as far from their native land as can be imagined yet united by their proximity to the local Chinese laundry, her characters have in common their driving desire to assimilate, to fit in, to belong to a \"majority\" culture. But they are also people trapped by a certain cultural pride in confronting a world that may feign acceptance while at the same time reminding them that they are \"other.\" In the words of the \u003ci\u003eToronto Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, Judy Fong Bates's \"deceptively simple narratives expose the hopes and hardships that define her characters' lives.\" Her graceful writing is full of compassion, insight, and honesty; it opens our eyes to the commonality of what it is to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudy Fong Bates\u003c\/b\u003e came to Canada from China as a young child and grew up in several small Ontario towns. She is a writer, storyteller and teacher. Her stories have been broadcast on CBC radio and published in literary journals and anthologies. She has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of the critically acclaimed short-story collection, \u003ci\u003eChina Dog and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novel, \u003ci\u003eMidnight at the Dragon Café\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the Everybody Reads selection for Portland, Oregon, and an American Library Association Notable Book for 2006. Her family memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Finding Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in April 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.59 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53127146406195,"sku":"9781582431888","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/CElwqFsW8r9781582431888.webp?v=1773297792","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/china-dog-and-other-tales-from-a-chinese-laundry-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}