Ebook {Epub PDF} All That Matters by Wayson Choy

All That Matters is the long and eagerly awaited sequel to Choy's first book, the award-winning and national best-selling The Jade Peony. Expectedly, it is a continuation of Jade Peony, this time written in First Son Kiam Kim's eyes, instead of the rotating narrators (which included all of the siblings of the Chen family) found in The Jade bltadwin.ru by:  · Finely crafted, and rich in historical detail, All That Matters depicts s Vancouver in the haunting hues of memory, and sees in the Chen family a fragile miniature of a /5(6).  · All That Matters is the long and eagerly awaited sequel to Choy's first book, the award-winning and national best-selling The Jade Peony. Expectedly, it is a continuation of Jade Peony, this time written in First Son Kiam Kim's eyes, instead of the rotating narrators (which included all of the siblings of the Chen family) found in The Jade Peony.

by Choy, Wayson. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, Sequel to author's award-winning novel "The Jade Peony" (), this novel is set in Vancouver's Chinatown during the s and 40s. pages. Inscribed by author, in his very nice script, on title page "For [All that Matters], Best Wishes / Wayson Choy / Ottawa". "A new book from Choy is an event. His writing has a quiet integrity and an exquisite grace." —Maclean's Winner of the Trillium Book Award, finalist for the Giller Prize, and long-listed for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, All That Matters is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Wayson Choy's award-winning first novel, The Jade Peony. All That Matters by Wayson Choy ISBN ISBN Hardcover; Toronto: Doubleday Canada, ; ISBN

Vancouver Chinatown in the s - 40s Escaping the war in China Poverty in Chinatown due to WWII Multi-cultural Characters Kiam-Kim is attempting to fit in Struggles between his two identities: Chinese Canadian Example of a young immigrant struggling in Canada Theme: Culture. Finely-crafted and rich in historical detail, All That Matters depicts s Vancouver in the haunting hues of memory, and sees in the Chen family a fragile miniature of a larger world. Dwelling on Kiam-Kim’s sense of responsibility to his community, Choy unfolds the Chen family’s secrets in thoughtful and luminous prose, leading the reader to a breathtaking conclusion that far transcends the limits of its time and place, and gestures towards all humanity. Winner of the Trillium Book Award, finalist for the Giller Prize, and long-listed for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, All That Matters is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Wayson Choy's award-winning first novel, The Jade Peony. Kiam-Kim is three years old when he arrives by ship at Gold Mountain with his father and his grandmother, Poh-Poh.