The Flower Drum Song

A Novel of San Francisco's Grant Avenue
Book • 1957
The Flower Drum Song tells the story of the Wang family, focusing on the patriarch's resistance to American culture and his sons' struggles with identity and love.

The novel is a poignant portrayal of the challenges faced by Chinese immigrants in the mid-20th century.

It was a bestseller and inspired the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical of the same name.

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