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.
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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.
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