Description du livre
Butterfly Tears is a collection of short fiction that depicts
the experiences of Chinese immigrant women facing the challenges of life
in a new country. The stories are set in different parts of China,
Canada, and the United States and examine Chinese women’s cross-cultural
experiences in North America as well as women’s issues and political
discrimination in China. The stories, or parts of stories, set in China
give the reader interesting glimpses into events such as the Cultural
Revolution and Mao’s death. In the title story, an ancient Chinese
legend about two lovers and memories of a violinist who commits suicide
during the Cultural Revolution haunt a young woman who fears her husband
is having an affair. Leaving her abusive husband, a woman and her young
son in A Beaten Mandarin Duck move to New Brunswick where they form a new family with a visiting professor from China. Twin Rivers
tells the story of a female engineer who ends up in jail as a result of
her love affair with a married man. Feminism and changing male/female
relationships form another important theme that runs through many of the
stories.