Gesture Life by Chang-Rae Lee

Gesture Life by Chang-Rae Lee

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Summary

Franklin Hata, Korean by birth but raised in Japan, is an outsider in American society, but he embodies the values of the town he calls his own, he is polite and keeps himself to himself. The reasons for his solitude and self-control are laid bare as the mystery of Hata's wartime past is revealed.

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Gesture Life by Chang-Rae Lee

The tragic tension between Franklin's need to communicate the horror which has shaped his life, and the guilt which has kept him silent are at the heart of this unforgettable work of humane understanding.
Chang-rae Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1965, and emigrated to the United States when he was three. He was educated at Yale and is the director of the newly established writing programme at Hunter College in New York. His first novel, Native Speaker, is also available from Granta Books.
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ISBN 13 9781862073371
ISBN 10 1862073376
Title Gesture Life
Author Chang-Rae Lee
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Granta Books
Year published 2000-02-03
Number of pages 368
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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