"I am enthralled by Ha Jin's work: he always presents moral
conundrums within historical contexts; the frayed edges of
humanity; the ways in which both the tenacious and hopeless
survive. He is one of our most gifted and essential writers." -Amy
Tan
"This is more than a novel. It's an historical document about a
forgotten part of a forgotten war. No historian could bring to
light this tale of interminable loneliness and suffering about
Chinese prisoners during the Korean War as well as Ha Jin has."
-Robert D. Kaplan, author of "Warrior Politics
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"Ha Jin is one of the finest writers in America: subtle,
huge-hearted, possessed of an utterly original, mind-altering
vision of the world, and an exquisite, disciplined style. His work
never fails to thrill me, and expand my ideas about life, and about
the transformative powers of fiction." -George Saunders
"Ha Jin's historical novel about Chinese prisoners held during the
Korean War couldn't be more topical. In telling this story from the
loser's perspective, he has called upon all of his wonderful and
impressive skills as a writer. He never shies away from the
degradation of the prisoners, while at the time revealing small
humanities that happen in even the most desperate of
circumstances." -Lisa See, author of "On Gold Mountain
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"Ha Jin's stark, evocative prose transports us to a harrowing world
we have never before seen and which we will not soon forget."
-Michael Shapiro, author of "The Shadow in the Sun: A Korean Year
of Love and Sorrow
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"Ha Jin is emerging as a major figure in the literary
interpretation of life in Communist China. "War Trash "shows how
Chinese men trapped in POW camps in Korea enduredcruelty,
manipulation, and mind-boggling turns of fate. Still, under Ha
Jin's steady moral vision, their humanity, sympathy, and
rationality remain apparent. In the end, the trampled 'trash'
uplifts the reader." -Perry Link, Professor of Chinese, Princeton
University
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