Zoë S. Roy
Paperback | Pages: 177 pages Rating: 4.37 | 19 Users | 9 Reviews
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| ISBN: | 0978223373 (ISBN13: 9780978223373) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Butterfly Tears is a collection of seventeen pieces of short fiction that depict the experiences of Chinese immigrant women facing the challenges of life in a new country. The stories are set in different parts of China, Canada, and to a lesser extent in the United States and examine Chinese women's cross-cultural experiences in North America as well as women's issues and political discrimination in China. The stories, or parts of stories, set in China give the reader interesting glimpses into events such as the cultural revolution and Mao's death.The immigrant experience, the predominant theme, encompasses a number of aspects ranging from issues such as language and food to education. Feminism and changing male/female relationships form another important theme that also runs through many of the stories.Present Based On Books Butterfly Tears
| Title | : | Butterfly Tears |
| Author | : | Zoë S. Roy |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 177 pages |
| Published | : | November 5th 2009 by Innana Publications and Education |
| Categories | : | Cultural. China. Canada |
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Ratings: 4.37 From 19 Users | 9 ReviewsPiece Based On Books Butterfly Tears
Title: Butterfly TearsAuthor: Zoe S. RoyPages: 176Year: 2009Publisher: Inanna Publications and Education Inc. This novel is a collection of 15 short stories written by Zoe Roy, who was born in China and lived under the Red Terror of Chairman Mao. These stories no doubt are written from some of her life experiences, but also endowed with her fictional storytelling ability. I wont try to write about each story as that would be too lengthy for this forum, so Ill try to summarize the main themes putThese are interesting stories and heart touching. When I read them, I couldn't put the book down and was haunted by some of them after.
As I read Zoe Roys Butterfly Tears, I felt very lucky I live in country of freedom and opportunities. I realized that Id never experienced oppression or the urge to flee my country for a better life. Since I read these stories, Ive discovered a new world of fear, repression as well as courage and determination. While reading I could barely believe all what those women had to go through. I know that the book is mostly fiction, but the depictions of human conditions are truly realistic. For the
This collection of fifteen pieces of short fiction is as delicate and fine as the most intricately woven filigree. Telling the tales of women who have emigrated from China to Canada or to the United States, the work reveals the complex nature of having to contend with multicultural, and often contradictory, forces both at home and abroad. Emerging from the Cultural Revolution of Mao Tse-tung, the spirit of the women that is the backbone of these stories shows how, despite the harshest discipline
A delightful collection of short stories depicting Chinese and North American immigrant culture which are easy to read, full of imagery and with the words lovingly crafted. The stories remind me of the important things in life such as love, family, especially education, and values such as democracy and freedom particularly for women. It is very relevant today as it reminds us of the atrocities and harm that societies can inflict upon people in the name of progress by autocratic rulers such as
This collection of 16 pieces of short fiction is as delicate and fine as the most intricately woven filigree . Telling the tales of women who have emigrated from China to Canada, or to the United States, the work reveals the complex nature of having to contend with multicultural, and often contradictory, forces, both at home and abroad. Emerging from the Cultural Revolution of Mao Tse-tung, the spirit of the women that is the backbone of these stories shows how, despite the harshest discipline
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