The Surrendered

Why Are Book Titles So Boring?

The Guardian | Darragh McManus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Apparently book titles can't be copyrighted - I was going to call my first tome Confessions of an English Opium Eater, before my advisers counselled a...

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'The Surrendered' By Chang-Rae Lee Has Prose That Shines, But Does It Sink To Melodrama?

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chang-rae Lee has gained acclaim in the literary community over the past 15 years. "The Surrendered," his 480 page tome, is his fourth novel, followin...

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Book Review Roundup

Posted 05.25.2011

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Miss any of the big book reviews this weekend? Check out some highlights below. "The Big Short," Michael Lewis The New York Times No one writes with...

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"The Surrendered" by Chang-Rae Lee: Festering Scars of War

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nina Sankovitch

The Surrendered is powerfully written and left me with unforgettable images of war, indelible creations of character, and jarring propositions as to the nature of survival.

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