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War Trash
By
Ha Jin
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Gardners Books
Publication date
July 27, 2006
Pages
368
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780141023960
ISBN-10
0141023961
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$21.35
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
When the Americans capture Yu, his command of English propels him into the role of unofficial interpreter in the psychological warfare that defines the POW camp. This is a story of Yu Yuan, a young Chinese army officer sent by Mao with a corps of volunteers' to help shore up the Communist side in Korea.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (February 2, 2005)
9780786271887 | details & prices | 664 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.70 lbs | List price $30.95
from Pantheon Books (October 1, 2004)
9780375422768 | details & prices | 352 pages | 7.00 × 9.50 × 1.75 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Captured by enemy forces, Yu Yuan, a Chinese army officer serving in Korea in 1951, takes on the role of interpreter due to his proficiency in English, a role that places him in a conflict between his fellow prisoners and their captors.
About: Captured by enemy forces, Yu Yuan, a Chinese army officer serving in Korea in 1951, takes on the role of interpreter due to his proficiency in English, a role that places him in a conflict between his fellow prisoners and their captors.
Paperback
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from Gardners Books (July 27, 2006)
9780141023960 | details & prices | 368 pages | List price $21.35
About: When the Americans capture Yu, his command of English propels him into the role of unofficial interpreter in the psychological warfare that defines the POW camp.
About: When the Americans capture Yu, his command of English propels him into the role of unofficial interpreter in the psychological warfare that defines the POW camp.
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (May 10, 2005)
9781400075799 | details & prices | 352 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Captured by enemy forces, Yu Yuan, a Chinese army officer serving in Korea in 1951, takes on the role of interpreter due to his proficiency in English, a role that places him in a conflict between his fellow prisoners and their captors.
About: Captured by enemy forces, Yu Yuan, a Chinese army officer serving in Korea in 1951, takes on the role of interpreter due to his proficiency in English, a role that places him in a conflict between his fellow prisoners and their captors.
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