Many-Mouthed Birds: Contemporary Writing by Chinese Canadians

The title of this collection, "Many-Mouthed Birds," comes from a Chinese expression used to describe someone who distrubs the peace. If you are a "many-mouthed bird," it means you do not know how to hold your tongue. You speak up when you are supposed to keep quiet. There may be nothing wrong with

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what you say; it may be all true. The point is, you are being indiscreet. The writers in this collection are "many-mouthed birds" because they are breaking a long and often self-imposed silence. Their songs come straight from the heart.

(Abstract from dustjacket)

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