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Problematic to the plot is that Meimei is hardly warm to Jien; their relationship never appears to be anything but doomed. The professor's hallucinatory diatribes comprise the bulk of the novel, and initially it seems unlikely that a story will ever evolve from these ramblings. But with Yang indisposed, minor characters from the university conspire to devise means to further their personal agendas. A mystery results, as university and literature department personnel plot to have someone other than Jien marry Meimei. Jin's prose is succinct, but the most interesting parts of Jien's life occur, unfortunately, at the end of the book, leaving readers who fell for Waiting wanting more. --Michael Ferch
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Novel explores the perennial conflicts between convention and individualism, integrity and pragmatism, loyalty and betrayal. Professor Yang has had a stroke, and his student Jian Wan has to care for him. A simple but burdensome duty becomes more complex when the professor begins to rave against his family, his colleagues and against the social system. Are his ravings just a result of his illness, or is he speaking the truth, for once? 323 pages. Published @ 12.99 Pounds. Seller Inventory # 12218
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