{"product_id":"east-goes-west-9780143136286","title":"East Goes West","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA beautiful collectible hardcover edition of \u003cb\u003ethe father of Korean American literature\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003es \u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003ewonderfully\u003c\/b\u003e resplendent evocation of a newcomer\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003es America\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e (Chang-rae Lee, author of \u003ci\u003eNative Speaker\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Vitae Edition \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving fled Japanese-occupied Korea for the gleaming promise of the United States with nothing but four dollars and a suitcase full of Shakespeare to his name, the young, idealistic Chungpa Han arrives in a New York teeming with expatriates, businessmen, students, scholars, and indigents. Struggling to support his studies, he travels throughout the United States and Canada, becoming by turns a traveling salesman, a domestic worker, and a farmer, and observing along the way the idealism, greed, and shifting values of the industrializing twentieth century. Part picaresque adventure, part shrewd social commentary, \u003ci\u003eEast Goes West\u003c\/i\u003e casts a sharply satirical eye on the demands and perils of assimilation. It is a masterpiece not only of Asian American literature but also of American literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenguin Vitae―loosely translated as \"Penguin of one's life\"―is a deluxe hardcover series from Penguin Classics celebrating a dynamic and diverse landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction from seventy-five years of classics publishing. Penguin Vitae provides readers with beautifully designed classics that have shaped the course of their lives, and welcomes new readers to discover these literary gifts of personal inspiration, intellectual engagement, and creative originality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYounghill Kang\u003c\/b\u003e (1903-1972) was born in what is now North Korea and emigrated to the U.S. in his late teens. He studied at Boston University and Harvard and published widely in such outlets as \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. While teaching English at New York University, he was introduced by fellow professor Thomas Wolfe to legendary Scribner's editor Maxwell Perkins, who would publish Kang's books. Kang was the first Asian to be awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship; he would be awarded two in his lifetime, among his many other honors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Chee\u003c\/b\u003e (foreword) is the bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEdinburgh\u003c\/i\u003e and the essay collection \u003ci\u003eHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays 2016\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e. The winner of a Whiting Award, he is an associate professor of English and creative writing at Dartmouth College. He lives in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunyoung Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (afterword, notes) is the publisher and editor in chief of Kaya Press, which specializes in literature from the Asian and Pacific Island diasporas. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525470163218,"sku":"9780143136286","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_29a6938d-f3aa-4b5c-aae8-5a7ed9e61d5b.jpg?v=1731221052","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/east-goes-west-9780143136286","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}