Apr 29, 2010 girl in translation audiobook written by jean kwok. She received her bachelors degree from harvard and completed an mfa in fiction at columbia. I read girl in translation by jean kwok at a time when i read little fiction. Grayce wey when 11yearold kimberly chang and her mother emigrate from hong kong to brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life. Not for dance, or comedy, or anything so delightful. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. This is my first jean kwok novel but i can promise you it will not be my last my friends.
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Jean kwok is the awardwinning, new york times and international bestselling author of searching for sylvie lee, girl in translation and mambo in chinatown. The girl in translation community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Jean kwok is the new york times and international bestselling, awardwinning author of searching for sylvie lee, girl in translation and mambo in chinatown. Her work has been published in twenty countries and taught in universities, colleges, and high schools across the world. Review of girl in translation by jean kwok rhapsody in. Grayce weys performance as immigrant kimberly chang feels absolutely authentic. The reader was wonderful and i hope to hear more of her work.
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