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Author of green island knopf, water ghosts penguin press, professor of creative writing at university of hawaii manoa. Apr 15, 2018 preluded by green island serenade, a wellknown folk song to the taiwanese, shawna yang ryans historical novel, green island, chronicles the enduring saga of the three generations of the tsai family, spanning from the aftermath of the 228 massacre in 1947 to 2003 when the island was threatened by another deadly threat of sars. Or pick it up from your local bookstore in february, 2016. Notable works, green island 2016, water ghosts 2009. Shawna yang ryan is a taiwanese american novelist, short story writer and creative writing professor, who has published the novels water ghosts 2009 penguin press and green island 2016.
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