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9780060958725
Facing wretched living conditions, suicidal roommates, and corrupt professors at the university, Da remains determined to learn "all things Western." His dream is to go to America. Joining "Memoirs of a Geisha, A Gesture Life, " and "Waiting" in a growing library of Asian-American literature, "Sounds of the River" chronicles a remarkable journey--a travelogue of the heart.Chen, Da is the author of 'Sounds of the River A Young Man's University Days in Beijing', published 2003 under ISBN 9780060958725 and ISBN 0060958723.
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