· BATES, Judy Fong. Midnight at the Dragon Cafe. Perseus, Counterpoint. p. c $ SA When Su-Jen and her mother, Lai-Jing, left Communist China in the s for Canada, they spoke no English, and Su-Jen had never met her www.doorway.rue Type: Book Review. With a quiet, unassuming elegance, Canadian-Chinese author Judy Fong-Bates sets the scene for her highly applauded debut novel, 'Midnight at the Dragon Cafe'. Perhaps this story touched me more acutely than most of its readers, as it called to mind what my father and his parents must have experienced during and after their immigration from Hong Kong to a little town in Canada in the mid /5(27). midnight at the dragon cafe judy fong bates Midnight At the Dragon Cafe Set in the s, Judy Fong Bates’s much-talked-about debut novel is the story of a young girl, the daughter of a small Ontario town’s solitary Chinese family, whose life is changed over the course of one summer when she learns the burden of secrets. Through Su-Jen’s.
Judy Fong Bates's fresh and engaging first novel is the story of Su-Jen Chou, a Chinese girl growing up the only daughter of an unhappy and isolated immigrant family in a small Ontario town in the s. Through Su-Jen's eyes we see the hard life behind the scenes at the Dragon Caf, the local diner her family runs. Judy Fong Bates came to Canada from China as a young girl and grew up in several small Ontario towns. She is the author of a collection of short stories, China Dog, and a novel, Midnight at the Dragon Café. Her stories have been broadcast on CBC Radio and published in literary journals and anthologies. Judy Fong Bates lives in Toronto. Canadian author Judy Fong Bates' personal website - books, excerpts, reviews, bio, photos. News Events | Writing | Bio | Gallery | Contact. The author of. The Year of Finding Memory. Midnight at the Dragon Café. China Dog and Other Stories.
Judy Fong Bates came to Canada from China as a young girl and grew up in several small Ontario towns. She is the author of a collection of short stories, Chi. Midnight at the Dragon Cafe (Bates) Set in the s, Judy Fong Bates’s much-talked-about debut novel is the story of a young girl, the daughter of a small Ontario town’s solitary Chinese family, whose life is changed over the course of one summer when she learns the burden of secrets. Through Su-Jen’s eyes, the hard life behind the scenes at the Dragon Cafe unfolds. BATES, Judy Fong. Midnight at the Dragon Cafe. Perseus, Counterpoint. p. c $ SA When Su-Jen and her mother, Lai-Jing, left Communist China in the s for Canada, they spoke no English, and Su-Jen had never met her father.
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