The Family Chao
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The Family Chao is a contemporary novel by Lan Samantha Chang that explores a Chinese American family’s conflicts, secrets, and identity in a small Midwestern town.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Family Chao canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Lan Samantha Chang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
Asian American literature
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contemporary fiction ⓘ family saga ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bridget
NERFINISHED
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Dagou Chao NERFINISHED ⓘ James Chao NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Chao NERFINISHED ⓘ Ming Chao NERFINISHED ⓘ O-Lan NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnie Chao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780393868074 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSubjectCategory |
Chinese Americans in fiction
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Midwestern United States in fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Brothers Karamazov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Chinese American family
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assimilation ⓘ cultural identity ⓘ family conflict ⓘ immigrant experience in the United States ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a Chinese restaurant family business
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reimagining Dostoevsky in a Chinese American context ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2022 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | small Midwestern town ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | Joyce Carol Oates Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | multi-perspective narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
belonging
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intergenerational tension ⓘ murder and suspicion ⓘ racism ⓘ secrets ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
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