by Jean Kwok · Embolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788415140726
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«El silencio de las palabras» is the contemporary fiction novel by Jean Kwok, published by Embolsillo in paperback (320 pages, in Spanish).
Kim, an eleven-year-old girl, emigrates with her mother from Hong Kong to New York with almost no resources. Kim works in a textile factory while studying at a school where English is a struggle; divided between two cultures, her academic talent opens the door to a future that clashes with family expectations and her first love.
Original title: Girl in Translation (2010). Spanish translation by Álvaro Abella Villar; this Spanish edition was published on 21 March 2013.
Coming-of-age novel for readers of contemporary fiction and for book clubs.
Jean Kwok is the award-winning, New York Times and international bestselling Chinese American author of the novels Girl in Translation, Mambo in Chinatown, and Searching for Sylvie Lee, which was chosen as The Today Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick.
