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Babylon, South Dakota a novel Cover Image Large Print Book

Babylon, South Dakota [large print] : a novel / Tom Lin.

Lin, Tom, 1996- (author.).

Summary:

"When Saul Keng Hsiu and his wife, Mei Lee, move from China to the United States to take possession of a 160-acre homestead bequeathed to them by a distant relative, all they have are the possessions on their back, some hidden gold, and a pocketful of chrysanthemum seeds. After a rocky start and a long, harsh winter, the couple find themselves successfully raising chrysanthemums and livestock, and soon after, a daughter, Mara. But when representatives from the US Army Corps of Engineers buy an acre of the Hsiu's farmland and begin building a missile silo, the inexplicable starts to occur: Mara can commune with the animals on the farm, Mei develops a hidden talent for augury, and the chrysanthemums become impervious to everything. When the Hsius learn that the project on their farm is an effort to make America's nuclear deterrent invulnerable, they see firsthand the long arm of power and empire. In the years and generations that follow, increasingly impacted by the silo and its residue, the Hsius experience strange, wondrous, and tragic events on their farm."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316607605
  • ISBN: 0316607606
  • Physical Description: 479 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2026.

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Subject:
Asian Americans > Fiction.
Chinese Americans > Fiction.
Human-animal communication > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Farms > Fiction.
South Dakota > Fiction.
Genre:
Domestic fiction.
Large type books.
Magic realist fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library. (Show)

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Statesville Main Library L.P. LIN (Text) 33114024789802 Adult Large Print New Fiction Checked out 08/17/2026
Bordeaux Library CMB1999031 (Text) CMB1999031 Technical Services In process -
Columbus Library LP F LIN (Text) 31250200097010 Adult Large Print New Fiction Available -
Eden Library LP Fic (Text) 31554012072566 Adult Large Print New Fiction Checked out 08/17/2026
Franklinton Branch LP/F/Lin (Text) 72350000135813 Adult Large Print New Fiction Reshelving -