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A new book from Choy is an event. His writing has a quiet integrity and an exquisite grace.MacleansWinner of the 2005 Trillium Book Award, finalist for the 2004 Giller Prize, and longlisted for the 2006 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, All That Matters is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Wayson Choys awardwinning first novel, The Jade Peony.KiamKim is three years old when he arrives by ship at Gold Mountain with his father and his grandmother, PohPoh. From his earliest years, KiamKim is deeply conscious of his responsibility to maintain the familys honor and to set an example for his younger siblings. However, his life is increasingly complicated by his burgeoning awareness of the world outside Vancouvers Chinatown. Choy once again accomplishes the extraordinary: blending a haunting evocation of tenacious, ancient traditions with a precise, funny, and very modern comingofage story.
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A new book from Choy is an event. His writing has a quiet integrity and an exquisite grace.MacleansWinner of the 2005 Trillium Book Award, finalist for the 2004 Giller Prize, and longlisted for the 2006 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, All That Matters is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Wayson Choys awardwinning first novel, The Jade Peony.KiamKim is three years old when he arrives by ship at Gold Mountain with his father and his grandmother, PohPoh. From his earliest years, KiamKim is deeply conscious of his responsibility to maintain the familys honor and to set an example for his younger siblings. However, his life is increasingly complicated by his burgeoning awareness of the world outside Vancouvers Chinatown. Choy once again accomplishes the extraordinary: blending a haunting evocation of tenacious, ancient traditions with a precise, funny, and very modern comingofage story.
