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Typical American

Gish Jen

1991296 pagesabout 5–7 hours
1991
first published
  • 1991Houghton Mifflin/S. Lawrence · 296 pages · ENGISBN 9780395546895
  • 1992Plume · 296 pages · ENGISBN 9780452267749
  • 2008Vintage Contemporaries · 296 pages · ENGISBN 9780307389220
  • 2014Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · ENGISBN 9780547524092
  • 2014Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers · ENGISBN 9781322316918
  • 1998Granta Books · 304 pagesISBN 9781862071117

The Changs immigrated to the United States from China for education and safety but are distracted by other goals.

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