{"product_id":"the-foreigner-9780312364045","title":"The Foreigner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Edgar(R) Award for Best First Novel by an American Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against the Taiwanese criminal underworld, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Foreigner \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis Francie Lin's audacious debut novel. A noirish tale about family, fraternity, conscience, and the curious gulf between a man's culture and his deepest self\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEmerson Chang is a mild mannered bachelor on the cusp of forty, a financial analyst in a neatly pressed suit, a child of Taiwanese immigrants who doesn't speak a word of Chinese, and, well, a virgin. His only real family is his mother, whose subtle manipulations have kept him close--all in the name of preserving an obscure idea of family and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when his mother suddenly dies, Emerson sets out for Taipei to scatter her ashes, and to convey a surprising inheritance to his younger brother, Little P. Now enmeshed in the Taiwanese criminal underworld, Little P seems to be running some very shady business out of his uncle's karaoke bar, and he conceals a secret--a crime that has not only severed him from his family, but may have annihilated his conscience. Hoping to appease both the living and the dead, Emerson isn't about to give up the inheritance until he uncovers Little P's past, and saves what is left of his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Foreigner \u003c\/i\u003eis a darkly comic tale of crime and contrition, and a riveting story about what it means to be a foreigner--even in one's own family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francie Lin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312364045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2008 pg. 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/21\/2008 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFRANCIE LIN\u003c\/b\u003e, a former editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Review\u003c\/i\u003e, received a Fulbright Fellowship to Taiwan in 2001-2002. She lives in Greenfield, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40058177814643,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a66f0193-e9ae-446c-a70e-374deb7c75b3.jpg?v=1651586450","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-foreigner-9780312364045","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}