Text

The Life a Banana

---

The Life of a Banana is a moving and often humorous coming-of-age story centered on Xing Li, a British-born girl of Chinese descent who is struggling with her identity. She is often labeled a "banana"—yellow on the outside, white on the inside—a term for people who are ethnically Asian but culturally Westernized.

Following the sudden death of her mother, 12-year-old Xing Li and her older brother, Lai Ker, move in with their strict, traditional Grandma in a wealthy part of London. Xing Li must navigate relentless racial bullying at school while struggling to adjust to the severe rules and confusing dynamics of her extended Chinese family. The novel explores the trauma of grief, the deep-seated nature of prejudice, and the central conflict of finding a sense of belonging and identity between two distinct cultures.

---

Availability

Detail Information

Series Title

Novel

Call Number

823 WON t

Publisher

Singapore : Monsoon Books., 2014

Collation

269 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-9-814-62503-6

Classification

823

Content Type

text

Media Type

-

Carrier Type

-

Edition

1

Subject(s)

Cultural Identity / Biculturalism
Racial Bullying / Prejudice
Coming-of-Age
Family Trauma / Grief
British Chinese Experience
Novel

Specific Detail Info

-

Statement of Responsibility

-

Other version/related

File Attachment

Comments

---

You must be logged in to post a comment