{"product_id":"9780307389220","title":"Typical American","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMona in the Promised Land\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThank You, Mr. Nixon\u003c\/i\u003e comes a  comic masterpiece, an insightful novel of immigrants experiencing the triumphs and  trials of American life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGish Jen reinvents the American immigrant story through  the Chang family, who first come to the United States with no intention of staying.  When the Communists assume control of China in 1949, though, Ralph Chang, his sister  Theresa, and his wife Helen, find themselves in a crisis. At first, they cling to  their old-world ideas of themselves.  But as they begin to dream the American dream  of self-invention, they move poignantly and ironically from people who disparage  all that is “typical American” to people who might be seen as typically American  themselves. With droll humor and a deep empathy for her characters, Gish Jen creates  here a superbly engrossing story that resonates with wit and wisdom even as it challenges  the reader to reconsider what a typical American might be today.","brand":"Gish Jen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48270295171294,"sku":"9780307389220","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/4567\/6440\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1a348459-e538-4183-98c4-4c6b0c2cd307.jpg?v=1779341911","url":"https:\/\/paragraphbooks.com\/fr\/products\/9780307389220","provider":"Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}