First Edition/ Advance Reader's Edition. Graciously signed by Ha Jin on the title page. An very fine copy--flawless. From the author of the critically acclaimed "Waiting" and "War Trash". In "A Free Life"- Ha Jin writes about life in America instead of his Chinese homeland. His fictional family has moved to the USA and after an initial settling in period--they begin to struggle with language and employment problems. But the "struggle" is totally different than the "struggle" for freedom in China. Ha Jin shows through his novel that freedom- and anything else truly worthwhile in life- may never come easy. A truly exceptional collectable copy.