{"product_id":"the-foreigner-paperback-1","title":"The Foreigner - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancie Lin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Edgar(R) Award for Best First Novel by an American Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against the Taiwanese criminal underworld, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Foreigner \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis Francie Lin's audacious debut novel. A noirish tale about family, fraternity, conscience, and the curious gulf between a man's culture and his deepest self\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEmerson Chang is a mild mannered bachelor on the cusp of forty, a financial analyst in a neatly pressed suit, a child of Taiwanese immigrants who doesn't speak a word of Chinese, and, well, a virgin. His only real family is his mother, whose subtle manipulations have kept him close--all in the name of preserving an obscure idea of family and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when his mother suddenly dies, Emerson sets out for Taipei to scatter her ashes, and to convey a surprising inheritance to his younger brother, Little P. Now enmeshed in the Taiwanese criminal underworld, Little P seems to be running some very shady business out of his uncle's karaoke bar, and he conceals a secret--a crime that has not only severed him from his family, but may have annihilated his conscience. Hoping to appease both the living and the dead, Emerson isn't about to give up the inheritance until he uncovers Little P's past, and saves what is left of his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Foreigner \u003c\/i\u003eis a darkly comic tale of crime and contrition, and a riveting story about what it means to be a foreigner--even in one's own family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFRANCIE LIN\u003c\/b\u003e, a former editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Review\u003c\/i\u003e, received a Fulbright Fellowship to Taiwan in 2001-2002. She lives in Greenfield, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2009)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134536454279,"sku":"9780312364045","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b49a3a1ce387b40df9fea83e8d3abb8f_a9da56bc-2e6f-4985-93ea-041f4a91fd48.webp?v=1732642558","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-foreigner-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}