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A novel on the Chinese cultural revolution and the kafkaesque maze of rules and regulations that dominate life to this day. The protagonist is a young woman who has to overcome the caprices of authorities to obtain a college education, which leads to a visa to the U.S.
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1 edition- Hardcover · English · 1996Coffee House Press · 287 pages · 9781566890489
FictionAmerican fictionChinese American authorsWomen authorsAmerican women authorsChinese American women authorsYoung womenBureaucracy