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<p>set In The 1960s, Judy Fong Bates&#8217;s Much-talked-about Debut Novel Is The Story Of A Young Girl, The Daughter Of A Small Ontario Town&#8217;s Solitary Chinese Family, Whose Life Is Changed Over The Course Of One Summer When She Learns The Burden Of Secrets. Through Su-jen&#8217;s Eyes, The Hard Life Behind The Scenes At The Dragon Caf&#233; Unfolds. As Su-jen&#8217;s Father Works Continually For A Better Future, Her Mother, A Beautiful But Embittered Woman, Settles Uneasily Into Their New Life. Su-jen Feels The Weight Of Her Mother&#8217;s Unhappiness As Su-jen&#8217;s Life Takes Her Outside The Restaurant And Far From The Customs Of The Traditional Past. When Su-jen&#8217;s Half-brother Arrives, Smouldering Under The Responsibilities He Must Bear As The Dutiful Chinese Son, He Forms An Alliance With Su-jen&#8217;s Mother, One That Will Have Devastating Consequences. Written In Spare, Intimate Prose, <i>midnight At The Dragon Caf&#233;</i> Is A Vivid Portrait Of A Childhood Divided By Two Cultures And Touched By Unfulfilled Longings And Unspoken Secrets.</p><h3>the Washington Post - Ron Charles</h3><p>the Sexual Crime At The Center Of This Story Is Almost Sophoclean, But Ba

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Author

Bates, Judy Fong, 1949-

Publisher

Counterpoint Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780771010989

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

3.62 / 5 (111 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14