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Unpolished Gem

9781863951586

"This story does not begin on a boat." So commences Alice Pung's memoir. This is an original take on a classic story – how a child of immigrants moves between two cultures. In place of piety and predictability, however, Unpolished Gem offers a vivid and ironic sense of both worlds. It combines the story of Pung's life growing up in suburban Footscray with the inherited stories of the women in her family – stories of madness, survival and heartbreak. Original and brave, this is a girl's own story that introduces an unforgettable voice and captures the experience of Asian immigrants to Australia.

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Growing Up Asian in Australia

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Growing Up Asian In Australia
Alice Pung (Ed)

$27.95 (Trade paperback / Black Inc )

Asian-Australians are known to each other and the outside world by many labels: Quiet Achiever. FOB. Gangster Chigger. Mainlander. Banana. But are these labels based on some degree of truth, or only fiction? What is it l... More »

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9781863951586

Unpolished Gem
Alice Pung

$26.95 (Paperback book / Black Inc )

"This story does not begin on a boat." So commences Alice Pung's memoir. This is an original take on a classic story – how a child of immigrants moves between two cultures. In place of piety and predictability, however, ... More »


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The Home Song Stories
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$19.95 (Digital video disc / Madman )

Tom (DARREN YAP), a Chinese Australian man in his early forties, writes about his childhood. We see the story unfold as he does. It is 1964. Tom's mother, Rose Hong (JOAN CHEN), a beautiful and glamorous Shanghai nightcl... More »

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Girls Night In: 4
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$24.95 (Paperback book / Penguin )

Once more the editors have scoured the globe for A-list talent, and Girls' Night In 4 is jam-packed with exciting new stories that carry on the humour and warmth of the previous titles.

Girls' Night In 4 is another wonde... More »



Alice Pung

9781863951586

Unpolished Gem
Alice Pung

$26.95 (Paperback book / Black Inc )

"This story does not begin on a boat." So commences Alice Pung's memoir. This is an original take on a classic story – how a child of immigrants moves between two cultures. In place of piety and predictability, however, ... More »

1863951911

Growing Up Asian In Australia
Alice Pung (Ed)

$27.95 (Trade paperback / Black Inc )

Asian-Australians are known to each other and the outside world by many labels: Quiet Achiever. FOB. Gangster Chigger. Mainlander. Banana. But are these labels based on some degree of truth, or only fiction? What is it l... More »

Review


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