A Paper Son
A Paper Son by Jason Buchholz, published by Gallery Books in January 2016, is a 320-page work of fiction that intertwines elements of thrillers and the supernatural. The story follows Peregrine Long, a grade school teacher and aspiring author, who is inspired by a vision of a Chinese family aboard a ship. This vision prompts him to write their story, but his narrative takes an unexpected turn when a woman appears at his door, claiming that he is recounting her family’s history with unsettling accuracy.
As a month-long tempest threatens to wash away the peninsula, Peregrine embarks on a journey through modern-day San Francisco and southern China, exploring the Pacific immigration experience of a century ago. His search for the long-lost boy of the family leads him to uncover clues that challenge his understanding of his own identity and the nature of his writing. This edition presents a unique blend of personal discovery and historical exploration, inviting readers to engage with themes of family, memory, and the complexities of cultural heritage.
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Grade school teacher and aspiring author Peregrine Long sees a Chinese family on board a ship–in his morning tea. The image inspires him to write the story of this family, but then a woman turns up at his door, claiming that he’s writing her family history exactly as it happened. She doesn’t like it, but she has one question: What happened to the little boy of the family, her long-lost uncle?
Throughout the course of a month-long tempest that begins to wash the peninsula out from beneath them, Peregrine searches modern-day San Francisco and its surroundings–and, through his continued writing, southern China and the Pacific immigration experience of a century ago–for the missing boy. The clues uncovered lead Peregrine to question not only the nature of his writing, but also his knowledge of his own past and his understanding of his identity.
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