“I thought, ‘Oh, it's such a shame this author and this book have been lost, particularly the bittersweet tone of the novel,’ ” Hwang told the Associated Press in 2001. “C.Y.’s book is complicated in terms of texture about what it means to be an American — the things you gain and the things you lose — but it ultimately affirms the value of this social experience.”

Source: Los Angeles Times February 05, 2019 05:37 UTC