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Author: Ha Jin
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Ha Jin _ Alive
For three days her father,
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Ha Jin _ A Good Fall
. But the Internet has spoiled everything-my family is able to get hold of me whenever they like. They might as well live nearby.
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Ha Jin _ A Good Fall
Indifference is the strongest contempt
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Ha Jin _ A Good Fall
relationship. Anyone who resented us being together could tattle on us. The world is never lacking in defenders of morality
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Ha Jin _ The Banished Immortal: A Life
summed up his principle of poetic composition this way: "Lotus flowers come out of limpid water, / Natural without any decoration.
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Ha Jin _ The Writer as Migrant
In short, he must be loyal only to his art.
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Ha Jin _ War Trash
To witness is to make the truth known, but we must remember that most victims have no voice of their own, and that in bearing witness to their stories we must not appropriate them
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Ha Jin _ The Banished Immortal: A Life
床前明月光疑是地上霜举头望明月低头思故乡《静夜思》 Moonlight spreads before my bed. I wonder if it's hoarfrost on the ground. I raise my head to watch the moon And lowering it, I think of home. "REFLECTION IN A QUIET
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Ha Jin _ The Banished Immortal: A Life
Buddha's words are everywhere, in every sound of the universe."
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Ha Jin _ Alive
He sat down in a corner and ordered half a pound of dumplings, which came in a white bowl with a blue rim. While he was eating, his memory was further revived and sharpened by the familiar taste of the stuffing, made of pork, leeks, cabbage, dried shrimp, ginger, sesame oil. Every bit of the memory became unmistakable now.
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Ha Jin _ A Good Fall
Where should he go? He wanted to find a building out of which he could jump and kill himself. How about the temple? No, it only had two stories. Too low. How about the elementary school? No, his ghost might frighten the children if he died there, and people would condemn him.
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Ha Jin _ A Good Fall
Without answering, he pulled the comforter over his head. If only he could sleep a few days in a row. He felt sorry for himself and sick of everything.
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