This copy has been SIGNED by Chang-Rae Lee on the title page. This is a copy of the Uncorrected Proof in glossy wraps of the author's debut - the novel centers around a Korean-American industrial spy, explores themes of alienation and betrayal as felt or perpetrated by immigrants and first-generation citizens, and played out in local politics. This eloquent and thought-provoking novel went on the win the PEN/Hemingway Award, QPB's New Voices Award, the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, the American Book Award and the Oregon Book Award! Quite an accomplishment to say the least. It has been called by many as a great contribution to Asian-American literature.