Chang-rae Lee

"From the award-winning author of NATIVE SPEAKER and ON SUCH A FULL SEA, a brilliant, exuberant and entertaining story of a young American whose life is transformed when a Chinese-American businessman suddenly takes him under his wing on a global adventure."-- Provided by publisher.

"From the beloved award-winning author of Native Speaker and The Surrendered, a highly provocative, deeply affecting story of one woman's legendary quest in a shocking, future America. On Such a Full Sea takes Chang-rae Lee's elegance of prose, his masterly storytelling, and his long-standing interests in identity, culture, work, and love, and lifts them to a new plane. Stepping from the realistic and historical territories of his previous work,...

A fifty-nine-year-old Long Island widower whose small plane gives him an effective diversion from real life is forced to face his relationship failings when his father disappears from his nursing home, his son nearly bankrupts the family business, and his pregnant daughter is diagnosed with cancer and refuses treatment.