The Chinese Violin [Hardcover]

Madeleine Thien (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

When Lin Lin and her father immigrate to Canada from China, they bring with them one of their most treasured possessions - a traditional Chinese violin. From the beauty of their new country to the uneasiness of not fitting in, this violin sees them through all their experiences, good and bad. One day, however, a terrible misfortune occurs when the Chinese violin is broken.

Awards

• Our Choice (Awarded by the Canadian Children's Book Centre)
  2003 - The Chinese Violin (an Our Choice Starred Selection)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Born in Shenyang in Northeast China, Joe Chang earned an arts degree in oil painting and printmaking at the Lu-Xin Art University of China. After graduation, he was invited to teach at the university. Four years later, he entered Tama Art University in Tokyo to pursue his studies in fine art.

Joe has had his work exhibited in national and international art exhibitions, with solo exhibitions in China, Japan, Vancouver and Victoria. Many of his paintings are featured in museums, art galleries and private collections in Canada, the United States, South Korea, Japan and Europe. Joe lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Whitecap Books Ltd. (January 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552852059
• ISBN-13: 978-1552852057
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,638,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Madeleine Thien is the author of two books of fiction, Simple Recipes, a collection of stories, and Certainty, a novel. Her fiction and essays have appeared in Granta, The Walrus, Five Dials, Brick, and the Asia Literary Review, and her work has been translated into more than sixteen language. In 2010, she received the Ovid Festival Prize, awarded each year to an international writer of promise. She lives in Montreal.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for Asian-Americans, March 27, 2008

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M. Fujiwara (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chinese Violin (Hardcover)

A touching story about a little girl who loves her old country, yet has new hopes and dreams for her new country. Must have for Asian-Americans and anyone who knows the pain of leaving their own country for another.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A gentle ethnic story of Lin Lin and her father, December 15, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Chinese Violin (Hardcover)

Joe Chang wonderfully illustrates Madeleine Thien's The Chinese Violin, a gentle ethnic story of Lin Lin and her father, who immigrate to canada from China with a treasured traditional Chinese violin in hand. The violin brings good luck, until one day it's broken. Can they still adjust to life in their new country without it?