形成香港人2
在本書中,基夫不但生動描述鄭翠萍(人稱「萍姐」)的故事,也深入探討美國與移民之間錯綜複雜的關係。萍姐這名「蛇頭」藉由將中國移民偷渡到美國,建立起數百萬美元的人蛇帝國。萍姐自己於一九八一年合法從中國福建省入境美國,很快地便在曼哈頓唐人街的福建移民圈中成為眾人諮詢、借貸與安排家人來美的重要人物。萍姐的帝國日漸龐大,於是她開始將一些髒活外包給當地的黑社會福青幫。
故事中的一切,或多或少都发生过。至少,关于战争的部分是相当真实的。
this volume boasts an extraordinary provenance:
The flyleaf features his handwritten ownership inscription
The Joy Luck Club: A Novel Lujin 形成香港人2In 1949, four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to play mah jong, remember the past, and gossip into the night. United in unspeakable loss and new hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan examines the memories that display these womens strength, worries, and determination. As each woman reveals her secrets, trying to unravel the truth about her life, the strings become more tangled,