The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father by Kao Kalia Yang

The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father

Kao Kalia Yang

288 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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From the author of The Latehomecomer, a powerful memoir of her father, a Hmong song poet who sacrificed his gift for his children's future in AmericaIn the Hmong tradition, the song poet recounts the story of his people, their history and tragedie...

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Moods

emotional 76%
reflective 76%
sad 53%
inspiring 30%
hopeful 23%
informative 23%
tense 23%
challenging 15%
dark 15%

Pace

medium 84%
fast 15%

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