Beautiful Country: A Memoir of An Undocumented Childhood by Qian Julie Wang

Beautiful Country: A Memoir of An Undocumented Childhood

Qian Julie Wang

305 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

This is the story of a childhood spent in extreme poverty as an undocumented Chinese immigrant in Brooklyn. From manual labour in a sushi factory to learning English in elementary school, the days spent scavenging the neighbourhood for furniture t...

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Moods

emotional 85%
reflective 70%
sad 54%
inspiring 38%
challenging 34%
hopeful 30%
informative 25%
dark 15%
tense 15%
adventurous 4%
funny 3%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 15%
fast 9%

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