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A Floating Chinaman

Fantasy and Failure across the Pacific

Hua Hsu

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ISBN 9780674967908

Publication Date: 06/07/2016

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288 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Hua Hsu is Associate Professor in the English Department at Vassar College.

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On KCRW’s The Treatment, listen to Hua Hsu discuss the compelling first-person perspective stories, like that of H. T. Tsiang, that are lost in the archives of American history
Listen to Hsu’s in-depth discussion with the podcast Longform
In the New Yorker, read an excerpt from A Floating Chinaman on the life and career of H. T. Tsiang, an obscure contemporary—and rival—of Pearl S. Buck
At The Fader, read a conversation between Hsu and fellow author Yaa Gyasi on using history to make sense of the world today
At The Margins, read an interview with Hsu about music, writing, representation, and how his fascination with rap beef inspired A Floating Chinaman
Read Hsu’s New Yorker posts on music, literature, food, and more

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