. A kind of Chinese Dr. Zhivago about a married army doctor who falls in love with a nurse during the Cultural Revolution, by Chinese exile Ha Jin (In the Pond, 1998, etc.). Starred-crossed lovers are the meat of tragedy the world over, and when political upheaval is thrown into the same pot, you—re almost guaranteed a pretty substantial stew.

The three main characters are Lin Kong, a doctor in the Chinese Army, Shuyu, his wife through an arranged marriage and the product of a traditionalist upbringing (i.e. . Coming to America; Coming to America: A PW Profile of Ha Jin; . ... Ha Jin's acclaimed novel "Waiting" is set in China during the Cultural Revolution of the late twentieth century. Waiting is a 1999 novel by Chinese-American author Ha Jin which won the National Book Award that year. . Ha Jin, Chinese American writer who used plain, unadorned English prose to explore the tension between the individual and the family, the modern and the traditional, and personal feelings and duty.

At the hospital was an army doctor who had waited eighteen years to get a divorce so he could marry his longtime friend, a nurse.

This is a truly wonderful work, not a novel of fast paced events; the main character is portrayed in very realistic terms, not necessarily sympathetically. Jun 13, 2008 Petra-X rated it it was amazing.

. The main characters of this fiction, cultural story are , . Waiting is a 1999 novel by Chinese-American author Ha Jin which won the National Book Award that year.

Ha Jin, Chinese American writer who used plain, unadorned English prose to explore the tension between the individual and the family, the modern and the traditional, and personal feelings and duty.

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Waiting Ha Jin, Author Pantheon Books $24 (320p) ISBN 978-0-375-40653-9.

The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 310 pages and is available in Paperback format. Ha Jin is known by his legal name, Xuefei, to friends and colleagues.

It is based on a true story that Jin heard from his wife when they were visiting her family at an army hospital in China. The first edition of the novel was published in 1999, and was written by Ha Jin. --Chicago Sun-Times "Waiting has the stripped down simplicity of a fable. Ha Jin's Waiting takes us to a whole different world, every time you pick it up, you travel across cultural and time zones; first to China and then on to the Cultural Revolution days. Free download or read online Waiting pdf (ePUB) book.

--The New York Times Book Review "[Ha Jin's] writing is steeped in wit, rich metaphorical underpinnings and. "In Waiting, Ha Jin portrays the life of Lin Kong, a dedicated doctor torn by his love for two women: one who belongs to the New China of the Cultural Revolution, the other to the ancient traditions of his family's village.

Dwight Garner profile of emigre novelist Xuefei Jin, who writes under pen name Ha Jin, and won National Book Award for book Waiting; Jin comments, interview; photos (L) His notable novels included Waiting (2000) and War Trash (2004). This is a truly wonderful work, not a novel of fast paced events; the main character is portrayed in very realistic terms, not necessarily sympathetically. Ha Jin's Waiting takes us to a whole different world, every time you pick it up, you travel across cultural and time zones; first to China and then on to the Cultural Revolution days. More By and About This Author. endless and wonderful detail."