Crossings - SIGNED 1st Edition/1st Printing

Chang, Leonard

ISBN 10: 0930773926 / ISBN 13: 9780930773922

Published by Black Heron Press, Mill Creek, WA, 2009

About this Item

As-New condition 1st Edition/1st Printing hardcover in As-New condition dust jacket inscribed and *SIGNED* by the author on the first free endpage. Inscription reads "To, Loretta, Best wishes and great reading with you, Leonard Chang." Will be bubble-wrapped to protect the book's corners and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe delivery. Seller Inventory # ABH744

Bibliographic Details

Title: Crossings - SIGNED 1st Edition/1st Printing

Publisher: Black Heron Press, Mill Creek, WA

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

[i]Crossings[/i] 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 Unha rebels against the stringent demands placed on her, she is kidnapped and and trafficked into prostitution and Sam is determined to save her.An ensemble novel, [i]Crossings[/i] is a mosaic of stories about the American dream.

About the Author:

Leonard Chang was born in New York City and raised on Long Island. He attended Dartmouth College and received his BA in philosophy from Harvard University, and his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California, Irvine.