The Bridegroom
Ha Jin
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
3.71
· 14 ratings · 225 pages · Published: 03 Oct 2000
In the title story, the head of security at a factory is shocked, first when the hansomest worker on the floor proposes marriage to his homely adopted daughter, and again when his new son-in-law is arrested for the "crime" of homosexuality. In "After Cowboy Chicken Came to Town," the workers at an American-style fast food franchise receive a hilarious crash course in marketing, deep frying, and that frustrating capitalist dictum, "the customer is always right."Ha Jin has triumphed again with his unforgettable storytelling in The Bridegroom.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Tagged as:
- historical 3
- historical fiction 3
- literary fiction 3
- college/university 2
- 20th century 2
- socialism/communism 2
- classics 1
- Add topics
- format - reader age
- anthology 2
- adult fiction 1