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 Sour Sweet - Timothy Mo
 Sour Sweet - Timothy Mo ... immigrant experience in general and about expatriate Chinese in particular.Newest Review: ... underworld reign of violence, their recruitment traditions, organisational hierarchies and initiation ceremonies. These two ... more ... at first seemingly unconnected storylines, do, of course, have some tenuous links, although at times it is quite difficult to work these out, although at the end of the story, most of the threads are drawn together. The husband, Chen, who at first works in a large Chinese restaurant in “Little China” while his wife and wife’s sister, Lily and Mui, stay at home looking after his small son, Man Kee (a toddler with an abnormally large head) spends a large part of the novel endeavouring (not entirely...more |
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Sour Sweet - Timothy Mo: Chicken chow mein and egg fried rice please (640 words)
by - written on 04/10/01 (Very useful, 488 readings)
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Sweet sour is an amusing, touching, yet slightly disturbing view on life in London for a selection of Chinese immigrants. It was written in 1982 and was nominated for the Booker prize. Often tongue-in-cheek, the story follows the fortunes of a small Chinese family unit as they try to come to terms with their life amongst the “foreign devils”, doggedly holding on to their culture, language, and traditions, while attempting to invest in the future, making sure to “honour their family” and keep/gain “face” with those around them. The book is written on a variety of complex levels and has a two-track structure. By this I mean that ... Read the complete review
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