Ebook {Epub PDF} Wooden Fish Songs by Ruthanne Lum McCunn

Wooden Fish Songs by Ruthanne Lum McCunn is a novel richly told by three women who best knew Lue Gim Gong--his mother, his benefactress and his friend, a former slave. There is much to learn here about Chinese beliefs and culture as well as embellishments on racial prejudice against Chinese and Blacks in America. I shall look for this author again/5(15). Wooden Fish Songs by Ruthanne Lum McCunn. Works Cited Not Included. Wooden Fish Songs, a historical novel written by Ruthanne Lum McCunn, is written with three narrators. The main character in this story is Lue Gim Gong, a Chinese immigrant who gives up his country and family to pursue his passion for botany. Three women that knew him the best narrate Lue Gim Gong 's story from three . In 19th century China, "Wooden Fish Songs" were the laments sung by Chinese women for their men who went looking for a better life on "Gold Mountain" - America. In this novel, the voices of three .

Wooden Fish Songs by Ruthanne Lum McCunn. Dutton. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Wooden Fish Songs - Ruthanne Lum McCunn - The experiences of Lue Gim Gong in the nineteenth century are recounted through the voices of the remarkable women in his life. Cantonese as Written Language - Don Snow - Cantonese is the only dialect of Chinese which has developed a widely known and used written form. It has played a. Wooden Fish Songs|Ruthanne Lum McCunn, Small-Scale Municipal Solid Waste Energy Recovery Systems|Brickner Gershman, Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Practical Guide For Resolving Government Contract Controversies|American Bar Association, Living In A Man's World: Lessons I've Learned (and Even Some I Haven't)|Bonita Joyner Shields.

Like the best historical novels, WOODEN FISH SONGS takes readers into a remote time and place and also shines a light on the present. McCunn's fictional history enables us to see America today--a nation of incredible diversity and of new immigrants facing old barriers and archaic attitudes." Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Wooden Fish Songs by Ruthanne Lum McCunn. Works Cited Not Included. Wooden Fish Songs, a historical novel written by Ruthanne Lum McCunn, is written with three narrators. The main character in this story is Lue Gim Gong, a Chinese immigrant who gives up his country and family to pursue his passion for botany. Three women that knew him the best narrate Lue Gim Gong 's story from three distinct cultures and three distinct points of view. In 19th century China, "Wooden Fish Songs" were the laments sung by Chinese women for their men who went looking for a better life on "Gold Mountain" - America. In this novel, the voices of three extraordinary women speak across the decades to tell the story of one such real-life pioner - Lue Gim Gong ("Double Brilliance"). pages, short black line on the bottom. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.