Review of The Farewell (2019) by Leah Greenblatt for Entertainment Weekly — 11 Jul 2019
Wang’s story outline shares the familiar contours of other immigrant tales: the Babel tower of half-spoken languages; the ties that bind across oceans, and the physical and cultural gaps that can still break them.
But Farewell also has the freshness of her own distinct voice, a dry humor and low-key melancholy that infuses even the most quotidian scenes.
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This review of The Farewell (2019) was written by Leah Greenblatt and published by Entertainment Weekly on 11 Jul 2019.
The Farewell has generally received very positive reviews.
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