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Joss and Gold

Joss and Gold

Liew Geok, Leong
Geok-Lin Lim, Shirley

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General Asian HistoryGeneral Fiction

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ISBN10: 155861401X
ISBN13: 9781558614017
Publisher: Feminist Press
Published: Dec 1 2002
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.77 Width: 6.02 Depth: 9.64
Language: English

A piercing tale of a Malaysian woman's quest for independence that combines the nuance of a poet with the ear of a born storyteller (Julia Watson, coeditor of Women, Autobiography, Theory: A Reader).

Li An, a young Malaysian woman of Chinese descent, seeks to understand herself as the country around her struggles to determine its own identity. And much like the politically charged atmosphere of 1969 Kuala Lumpur, Li An must confront the contradictions within. While she supports her nation's fight to break free from the influence of British colonial rule, she cannot deny her love for the English poetry that she teaches. While she aspires to be an independent woman, she still finds herself married to the dependable Henry-until she meets an American Peace Corps volunteer named Chester Brookfield.

Their encounter propels Li An on a quest of self-discovery, one that spans the divide between East and West, women and men, freedom and responsibility. Told with insight and wit, Lim's sweeping debut novel demonstrates that while the journey is never easy, all roads lead, ultimately, to our true selves.

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