<b>From the universally admired, National Book Award-winning, bestselling author of <i>Waiting—</i>a timely novel that follows a famous Chinese singer severed from his country, as he works to find his way in the United States </b><br> <br> At the end of a U.S. tour with his state-supported choir, popular singer Yao Tian takes a private gig in New York to pick up some extra cash for his daughter’s tuition fund, but the consequences of his choice spiral out of control. On his return to China, Tian is informed that the sponsors of the event were supporters of Taiwan’s secession, and that he must deliver a formal self-criticism. When he is asked to forfeit his passport to his employer, Tian impulsively decides instead to return to New York to protest the government’s threat to his artistic integrity. <br> <br> With the help of his old friend Yabin, Tian’s career begins to flourish in the United States. But he is soon placed on a Chinese governme
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