My South Seas Sleeping Beauty: A Tale of Memory and Longing

by Valerie Jaffee and Guixing Zhang

Book Overview

My South Seas Sleeping Beauty is a captivating coming-of-age tale set in the magical jungles of Borneo. Told through the vivid recollections of a Chinese-Malay youth, the novel recounts the life of Su Qi, a troubled, sensitive son of a wealthy family, and exemplifies the imaginative range of one of Taiwan's most innovative writers.

"There were all sorts of stories about how my younger sister died," Su Qi begins, hinting at the power...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231140584
• ISBN13: 9780231140584
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.0"