{"product_id":"9780452281851","title":"Land of Smiles","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHuo, T. C.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlume\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/1\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in the 1970s, in the era of the Vietnam War and its volatile aftermath, \u003ci\u003eLand of Smiles\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a young Southeast Asian man's journey from a refugee camp in Thailand to a housing project in Oakland, California.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel opens with a Laotian boy, Boontakone, who swims across the Mekong River, leaving his old life behind, and losing his mother and sister in the process. In a refugee camp in Thailand, Boontakone struggles to decipher the secret codes of his new life. Huo offers a glimpse into a world as highly ordered and dependent on proper observance of social customs and manners as any created by Jane Austen. Eventually Boontakone and his father make their way to America, where the young man will have to sort out impressions as dazzling and puzzling as the American high school, \u003ci\u003eSuperman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Fever\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBalancing a moving account of dislocation and loss with gentle comedy, \u003ci\u003eLand of Smiles\u003c\/i\u003e is a new classic in the literature of the immigrant experience.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43381100806399,"sku":"9780452281851","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780452281851_s600x595.jpg?v=1777308030","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780452281851","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}