We Remain Traditional

by Sylvia Chan

In We Remain Traditional, Sylvia Chan juxtaposes the elegy, the conflict, and the brashness of a relationship that summons wild musicality in its love and frustration. Through the speaker and Adam, the beloveds offer thirty-two consolations for the gendered history of Chinese American women--a break and affirmation of their traditions. What saves these two characters is their music--a peace treaty for the book's form or "fractured paradise,"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885635591
• ISBN13: 9781885635594
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.8" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up