| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781863951586 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
305.8950945092 PU UN |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
Pung, Alice. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Unpolished gem / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Alice Pung. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
Melbourne : |
| Publisher |
Black Inc., |
| Date |
c2006. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
282 p ; |
| Size |
22 cm. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
"This story does not begin on a boat. " So commences Alice Pung's memoir. This is an original take on a classic story - how a child of immigrants moves between two cultures. In place of piety and predictability, however, Unpolished Gem offers a vivid and ironic sense of both worlds. It combines the story of Pung's life growing up in suburban Footscray with the inherited stories of the women in her family - stories of madness, survival and heartbreak. Original and brave, this is a girl's own story that introduces an unforgettable voice and captures the experience of Asian immigrants to Australia. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Children of immigrants |
| Form |
Victoria |
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Melbourne |
| Geographic |
Biography. |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/k78aqq08661ow064bal9f13f0y25k0ma |
| Public note |
Location Map |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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44953 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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44954 |