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The rootlessness that haunts the children of immigrants

Edward Wong tries to connect with his Chinese heritage by retracing his father’s military postings before the Great Famine – but finds the country too changed to make comparisons

Edward Wong. [Credit: Tino Tran]
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    Profile, pp. 464, £20

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