Description

A quiet, searching novel that asks how identity is formed when the world wants you to choose a side. Cattle is a luminous encounter with a formative era, a work that moves from intimate domestic duty into wider questions of belonging. This public domain novel from the early twentieth century fiction tradition unfolds through a North American small town backdrop. Its keen portraits of immigrant experience and the weight of family duty explore immigrant identity themes with sensitivity and honesty. The narrative offers a thoughtful critique of racial stereotypes while tracing the everyday strength and resilience of its characters-an indispensable study for readers of sui sin far works and for anyone engaged in Asian American literary heritage. It is at once a vivid social document and a finely wrought character study, ideal for both casual readers and academic study. Historically significant as a bridge between Edwardian era sensibilities and modern understandings of race and community, Cattle invites readers to reconsider how heritage shapes choice and circumstance. This edition is more than a reprint-it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, restored for today's and future generations. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this title has newfound relevance for high school curriculum reading, libraries, and grounded literary exploration-an accessible portal to a richer, more nuanced literary landscape.