Vessel : a memoir
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King, Dylan Levi, translator.
Published
New York : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
Status
Central - Adult Biography
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Published
New York : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
UPC
40030804045

Notes

General Note
"Originally published as Pinang in China in 2014 by Guomai Culture and Media Co. Ltd."--Title page verso.
Description
"An unprecedented and heartfelt memoir that illuminates the lives of rural Chinese workers, offering a portrait of generational strife, family, love, and loss that crosses cultures and time. Cai Chongda spent his childhood in a rural fishing village in Fujian province. When his father-a former communist gang leader turned gas station owner-has a stroke that partially paralyzes him, his responsibilities fall to Cai, his only son. Assuming his new role as head of the family, Cai toils alongside his mother and older sister to pay the medical bills that have become a part of a rapidly changing Chinese society. As Cai works his way through university and moves to Beijing, eventually becoming a director of GQ China, he finds his life increasingly at odds with the family he supports but has left behind. Like The Glass Castle and Hillbilly Elegy, Vessel neither romanticizes nor condemns the people and circumstances that shaped a young man's life, but instead offers a way forward, revealing how tradition can enrich modern life."--,Provided by publisher.
Language
Text in English, translated from the Chinese.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cai, C., & King, D. L. (2021). Vessel: a memoir (First HarperVia hardcover [edition].). HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cai, Chongda, 1982- and Dylan Levi, King. 2021. Vessel: A Memoir. HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cai, Chongda, 1982- and Dylan Levi, King. Vessel: A Memoir HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cai, Chongda, and Dylan Levi King. Vessel: A Memoir First HarperVia hardcover [edition]., HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.

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