02 Mar / The Coffin Tree by Wendy Law-Yone [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
A young woman, the daughter of a powerful political revolutionary, and her half-brother flee their native Burma following a political coup and arrive in New York, ill-prepared to cope with their new lives as near-penniless refugees. Haunted by a life filled with desperation, both sister and brother face great tragedy.
A powerful first novel confronting alienation and overwhelming mental illness. The sparse language is especially effective and haunting.
Review: “Asian American Titles,” What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature, Gale Research, 1997
Readers: Adult
Published: 1983
By in Adult Readers, Fiction, Myanmarese (Burmese), Myanmarese (Burmese) American, Repost
Tags > Betrayal, BookDragon, Civil rights, Coffin Tree, Colonialism, Coming-of-age, Family, Haves vs. have-nots, Historical, Immigration, Politics, Siblings, War, Wendy Law-Yone, What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature