Waiting: A Novel

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Waiting: a Novel is a novel by award-winning author Ha Jin. It received the 1999 National Book Award. Lin Kong (the protagonist), a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, finds himself waiting 18 years to divorce his wife for another woman all the while fearing prosecution for being with the woman he wants to marry.
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  • Oct 1, 1999

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Ha Jin

Jīn Xuěfēi (Simplified Chinese: 金雪飞; Traditional Chinese: 金雪飛; born February 21, 1956) is a contemporary Chinese-American writer using the pen name Ha Jin (哈金). He was born in Liaoning, China. “Ha” comes from his favorite city, Harbin. In 1984, he came to America and began to write about China only...

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  • 2000
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