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She is the bestselling author of unpolished gem and her fathers daughter and the editor of the anthologies growing up asian in australia and my. Unpolished gem unpolished gem is a biographical memoir depicting the life of alice pung growing up asian in australia. Pungs first book, a memoir entitled unpolished gem, was published in 2006 to both popular and critical acclaim. Whether its opening your creativity, spurring your imagination, or getting your first book in. Copy and paste the following code to link back to this work ctrl acmd a will select all, or use the tweet or tumblr links to share the work on your twitter or tumblr account. How does this book work as a companion piece or supplement to your fulllength unpolished gem. My mother, my grandmother, and me and millions of other books. With it, australian writing gains an unforgettable new voice.

Unpolished gem is a great book that captivated me with its use of literary techniques. Full slides for these three videos are available here. The content and theme of this book essentially will touch. In unpolished gem, author alice pung successfully describes what it means to be sentenced to be a firstgeneration daughter born to chinese immigrants in australia. Unpolished gem summary alice pung s memoir, unpolished gem, begins when her parents, kuan and kien, arrive in victoria, australia with her paternal grandmother, huyen thai, and. Unpolished gem is a great book to understand the differences between two worlds completely different described by someone who lived them by herself. The stories are full of pain but there is a rich vein of comedy running through unpolished gem. This is an original take on a classic story how a child of immigrants moves between two cultures. Unpolished gem summary from litcharts the creators of. Winner of the australian newcomer of the year award in the 2007 australian book industry awards shortlisted 2007 australian book industry awards. Unpolished gem is a book rich in comedy, a loving and irreverent portrait of a family, its everyday struggles and bittersweet triumphs.

But, some of the topics treated in here tend to be normal in all kinds of cultures, such as doubt, depression and anxiety in a teenager behaviour, and even though the author blames her culture for. Pung sees her family with australian eyes and portrays them often as quaint. In 2007, unpolished gem was the winner of the australian newcomer of the year award and it was also shortlisted as. Unpolished gem by alice pung book read online scribd. Read unpolished gem by alice pung for free with a 30 day free trial. Unpolished gem study guide from litcharts the creators. Discover book depositorys huge selection of alice pung books online. Be the first to ask a question about unpolished gem. Unpolished gem gave me an idea of what asian culture is like and how it affects the people that are born into it. Unpolished gem study guide contains a biography of alice pung, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full.