Description

A sweeping generational story of heartbreak, resilience, and yearning, revealing an insiders view of the fractured lives of Chinese immigrants and those they leave behind.

Lemei, once a student Red Guard leader in 1960s Shanghai and a journalist at a state newspaper, was involved in a brutal act of violence during the Tiananmen Square protests and lost all hope for her country. Her daughter, Lin, is a student at an American university on a mission to become a true Westerner. She tirelessly erases her birth identity, abandons her Chinese suitor, and pursues a white lover, all the while haunted by the scars of her upbringing. Following Chinas meteoric rise, Lemei is slowly dragged into a nationalistic perspective that stuns Lin. Their final confrontation results in tragic consequences, but ultimately, offers hope for a better future. By turns wry and lyrical, The Immortal Woman reminds us to hold tight to our humanity at any cost.

Author: Su Chang
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Published: 03/04/2025
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781487013172
Language: English