Sarah Canary (Magill’s Choice: Classics of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Karen Joy Fowler
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—feminist
- Time of Work: 1873
- Setting: Washington Territory and San Francisco
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Locales: San Francisco, CA, Washington
The Story
Sarah Canary traces the difficult adventures of Chinese laborer Chin Ah Kin, who discovers a woman at the edge of his western American camp who does not speak any language he can understand. Wondering if she has been sent as a test from the gods, Chin begins a trek through the Washington Territory in an effort to return her to her home. A misunderstanding lands him in jail, where to save his own life he is forced to act as a hangman for Tom, a Native American convicted of murder. Chin finds that the woman he has been trying to help has been committed to the...
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