Ha Jin

Through the life of a remarkable woman—based on pioneering stage director Sun Weishi (1921-1968)—this epic novel immerses us in the multifaceted history of China’s Communist Party....

From the National Book Award-winning author of Waiting: a narratively driven, deeply human biography of the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai—also known as Li Po In his own time (701–762), Li Bai's poems—shaped by Daoist thought and characterized by their passion, romance, and lust for life—were...

When the Chinese premier visits Harvard, international student Pei Lulu encounters a lone woman protesting who will drastically change her understanding of the People's Republic and her own place in the world.

Ha Jin depicts here the full spectrum of immigrant life and the daily struggles - some minute, some grand - faced by these men, women, and children....

In a culture in which the ancient ties of tradition and family still hold sway, Lin's love is stretched taut by the passing years....

Ha Jin displays his impressive storytelling gifts in this richly textured examination of contemporary China in 1989....

From the remarkable Ha Jin comes this collection of comical and deeply moving tales of contemporary China....

From the award-winning author of Waiting and War Trash: an urgent, timely novel that follows an aspiring author, an outrageous book idea, and a lone journalist’s dogged quest for truth in the Internet age. New York, 2005. Chinese expatriate Feng Danlin is a fiercely principled reporter at a...

Introducing the Wu family. We meet them as they arrange to sever ties with China in the aftermath of the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square, and to begin a new, free life in the United States....

When Lilian Shang, born and raised in America, discovers her father’s diary after the death of her parents, she is shocked by the secrets it contains....

In Nanjing Requiem, the Japanese are poised to invade Nanjing....