Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung
This story does not begin on a boat. Nor does it contain any wild swans or falling leaves.In a wonderland called Footscray, a girl named Alice and her Chinese-Cambodian family pursue the Australian Dream - Asian style. Armed with an ocker accent, Alice dives head-first into schooling, romance and the getting of wisdom. Her mother becomes an Aussie battler - an outworker, that is. Her father embraces the miracle of franchising and opens an electrical-appliance store. And every day her grandmother blesses Father Government for giving old people money.
Unpolished Gem is a book rich in comedy, a loving and irreverent portrait of a family, its everyday struggles and bittersweet triumphs. With it, Australian writing gains an unforgettable new voice.
'This is a sophisticated and fiercely intelligent book.' Helen Garner
'A memoir so vivid that images from it linger behind your eyelids.' The Age
'Unpolished Gem is virtuoso storytelling.' The Australian
Alice Pung is the author of the bestselling memoirs Unpolished Gem, which was published by Penguin in the United States and has been published in several translations, and the award-winning Her Father's Daughter. She is also the editor of the anthology Growing Up Asian in Australia and the author of the Marly books in the Our Australian Girl series. Learn more about Alice and her books at AlicePung.net.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781863951586 |
| ISBN 10 | 186395158X |
| Title | Unpolished Gem |
| Author | Alice Pung |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Black Inc. |
| Year published | 2006-08-28 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Victorian Premier's Literary Award - Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-Fiction 2007, Short-listed for Victorian Premier's Literary Award 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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