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

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Lan Samantha Chang notableWork The Family Chao