Mrs. Spring Fragrance
Subtitle: a collection of Chinese-American short stories
By: Sui Sin Far
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9780486493176
Subjects: Chinese Americans; Chinatowns; Fiction
Description: "One of the first works of fiction published by a Chinese-American author, this collection of 17 short stories offers a revealing look at life in San Francisco's Chinatown during the early 20th century. Deceptively simple tales of family life offer deeper reflections on the tensions that arise in the course of cultural assimilation"--
Notes: "Reprint of a selection of stories from the edition first published by A.C. McClurg, Chicago, in 1912"--Title page verso.