Bøger af Sui Sin Far

Sui Sin Far (pseudonym for Edith Maude Eaton, 1865-1914) er intet mindre end historiens første asiatisk-amerikanske forfatter.Hendes historier beskriver livet blandt kinesiske immigranter i Canada og USA. Det gennemgående tema er, hvordan man finder sig til rette mellem to kulturer - den amerikanske og den kinesiske. Sui Sin Far skrev ganske enkelt for at skabe mellemmenneskelig forståelse.Foruden et udvalg på ni noveller rummer I de fries land det selvbiografiske essay Blade fra en eurasiers mentale portfolio fra 1909, hvori Sui Sin Far beskriver sine egne oplevelser med racisme og fordomme. Essayet står endnu den dag i dag som en af amerikansk litteraturs stærkeste og skarpeste vidnesbyrd om det vanskelige i at skabe og opretholde en flerkulturel identitet.Det er første gang, Sui Sin Fars tekster oversættes til dansk.Med indledning af historiker Mara Cherkasky.

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Inspired by the author's experience living among Chinese Americans in the United States, The Collected Writings of Sui Sin Far highlights stories of prejudice, perseverance, and the soul of a proud and vibrant community.Characterized by her wisdom and cross-cultural knowledge, Mrs. Spring Fragrance is one of Sui Sin Far's most beloved characters and can be found throughout the collection of stories."In the Land of the Free" is a powerful story inside this collection on a Chinese immigrant who is separated from her young son due to insufficient paperwork. Exploring the struggles of this woman to reclaim her son, discrimination and hardships faced by Chinese Americans due to the Chinese Exclusion Act are exposed, illuminating the restrictive immigration policies which continue in modern America.With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this Mint Editions version of The Collected Writings of Sui Sin Far is a classic of Chinese American literature reimagined for modern readers.

Inspired by the author’s experience living among Chinese Americans in the United States, The Collected Writings of Sui Sin Far highlights stories of prejudice, perseverance, and the soul of a proud and vibrant community.Characterized by her wisdom and cross-cultural knowledge, Mrs. Spring Fragrance is one of Sui Sin Far’s most beloved characters and can be found throughout the collection of stories.“In the Land of the Free” is a powerful story inside this collection on a Chinese immigrant who is separated from her young son due to insufficient paperwork. Exploring the struggles of this woman to reclaim her son, discrimination and hardships faced by Chinese Americans due to the Chinese Exclusion Act are exposed, illuminating the restrictive immigration policies which continue in modern America.With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this Mint Editions version of The Collected Writings of Sui Sin Far is a classic of Chinese American literature reimagined for modern readers.

A rediscovered classic of linked short stories set in San Francisco’s Chinatown, by the first published Asian American fiction writer—with an introduction by C Pam Zhang, bestselling author of How Much of These Hills Is GoldIn this rediscovered classic of linked short stories set in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Sui Sin Far portrays Chinese immigrants as they fall in love, encounter racism, and wrestle with their new Americanized identities—decades before writers like Maxine Hong Kingston and Amy Tan.By turns tender and dramatic, Mrs. Spring Fragrance tells of the Chinese women and men as they confront prejudice and forced detention; choose to assimilate or stay true to their cultural heritage; meet both kind and predatory Americans; and find love, purpose, and understanding in their new home. These stories are windows into the lives of everyday people in an unforgiving city, who find solidarity and hope in the most unexpected places.   The Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance.

One of the first works of fiction in English by an Asian North American, this presents a complex and sympathetic picture of life in American Chinese communities in the early twentieth century. Far's seemingly simple stories of family life reveal the tensions created by cultural assimilation.