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A harrowing and redemptive immigrant story for readers of Pachinko. A Chinese railroad worker and his young daughter - sold into servitude - in 19th century California search for family, fulfillment, and belonging in a violent new land. "Heaven and earth aren't humane.To them the ten thousand thingsAre straw dogs.". A sweeping historical novel of the American West from the little-seen perspective of those who helped to build it, Straw Dogs of the Universe traces the story of one Chinese father and his young daughter, desperate to find him against all odds.. After her village is devastated by famine, 10-year-old Sixiang is sold to a human trafficker for a bag of rice and six silver coins. Her mother is reluctant to let her go, but the promise of a better life for her beloved daughter ultimately sways her.
About the Author
Ye Chun/?? is the author of two books of poetry, Travel Over Water (2005) and Lantern Puzzle (2015) , winner of Berkshire Prize, and a novel in Chinese, ???????(Peach Tree in the Sea) , which was published by ??????? / People's Literature Publishing House in 2011. She has also published three books of translations, Ripened Wheat: Selected Poems of Hai Zi, shortlisted for the 2016 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Award, and Long River: Poems by Yang Jian (co-translator) , and ????????????. A recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and three Pushcart Prizes, she teaches at Providence College. Visit her at www.yechunauthor.com.
