{"product_id":"straw-dogs-of-the-universe-paperback","title":"Straw Dogs of the Universe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYe Chun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals of Excellence \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA harrowing and redemptive immigrant story for readers of \u003ci\u003ePachinko\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Chinese railroad worker and his young daughter--sold into servitude--in 19th century California search for family, fulfillment, and belonging in a violent new land \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Heaven and earth do not pick and choose.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey see everything as straw dogs.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eA sweeping historical novel of the American West from the little-seen perspective of those who helped to build it, \u003ci\u003eStraw Dogs of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e traces the story of one Chinese father and his young daughter, desperate to find him against all odds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter her village is devastated by famine, 10-year-old Sixiang is sold to a human trafficker for a bag of rice and six silver coins. Her mother is reluctant to let her go, but the promise of a better life for her beloved daughter ultimately sways her. Arriving in America with the profits from her sale and a single photograph of Guifeng, her absent father, Sixiang journeys across an unfamiliar American landscape in the hopes of reuniting her family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs she makes her way through an unforgiving new world, her father, a railroad worker in California, finds his attempts to build a life for himself both upended and defined by along-lost love and the seemingly inescapable violence of the American West. A generational saga ranging from the villages of China to the establishment of the transcontinental railroad and the anti-Chinese movement in California, \u003ci\u003eStraw Dogs of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e considers the tenacity of family ties and the courage it takes to survive in a country that rejects you, even as it relies upon your labor.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYE CHUN\u003c\/b\u003e is a bilingual Chinese American writer and literary translator. Her debut story collection, \u003ci\u003eHao\u003c\/i\u003e, was longlisted for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. She is also the author of two books of poetry, \u003ci\u003eTravel Over Water\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLantern Puzzle\u003c\/i\u003e; a novel in Chinese, \u003ci\u003ePeach Tree in the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e; and four volumes of translations. A recipient of an NEA Literature Fellowship, a Sustainable Arts Foundation Award, and three Pushcart Prizes, she teaches at Providence College and lives in Providence, Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150721486983,"sku":"9781646222377","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0c1a92cc20176066015a626140157ada.webp?v=1733201757","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/straw-dogs-of-the-universe-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}