Baba: A Return To China Upon My Father's Shoulders
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ISBN: 0156002396 / Publisher: Harvest Books, March 1996
The author retells her father's experiences growing up in China in the 1930s and 1940s
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Baba ("papa" in Chinese) recounts the colorful childhood tales of Yang's father, who grew up at a time of great political and social upheaval in China. Behind the protective walls of the House of Yang, Baba is immersed in a world of the legends and colorful characters of village life. Yang's beautiful watercolors accompany each story and create "an astonishing personal vision" (Kirkus Reviews, pointer). Preface by Amy Tan; illustrations.
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