How Much of These Hills Is Gold
Written by C. Pam Zhang
- Longlisted
- The Booker Prize 2020
- Published by Virago
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C. Pam Zhang’s impressive debut re-imagines the American West in an epic novel about family and the search for both a home and a fortune
Chinese immigration to the US during the California Gold Rush is the backdrop to this gripping adventure. In a re-imagined American West, Lucy and Sam, two destitute children of Chinese descent, are newly orphaned siblings. With their father’s body on their backs, they roam an unforgiving landscape dotted with buffalo bones and tiger paw prints, searching for a place to give him a proper burial. The siblings must battle with their own memories, the illusion of the American Dream and each other.
C. Pam Zhang
Born in Beijing but mostly an artefact of the United States, C. Pam Zhang has lived in 13 cities and is still looking for home
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