Crossings
Crossings takes an unflinching look at the lives of Korean immigrants, legal and illegal, in the San Francisco Bay Area. This novel centers on Sam, a widower, who finds himself in debt to a local gangster and Unha, an illegal immigrant working at a nightclub. Intertwined with their lives are the lives of other characters-family members, other immigrants, gangsters. Together they form a portrait of a community struggling to better itself. When...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0930773926
ISBN13:9780930773922
Release Date:August 2009
Publisher:Black Heron Press
Length:317 Pages
Weight:1.19 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.6" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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A gripping novel that should not be ignored
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
The American Dream is to escape oppression, not to travel thousands of miles back into it. "Crossings" is a novel of Korean immigrants trying to survive the corrupt San Francisco Bay arena where a Sam and Unha try to make ends meet. Unable to comply with what the underworld expects of her, Unha finds herself in a web of prostitution and it's up to Sam to save her. A story of the pursuit of the American dream gone wrong, "Crossings" is a gripping novel that should not be ignored.
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