Setting

The setting is significant to represent the Chinese diaspora's presence worldwide, as well as the historical context behind each time period. Notice the time periods of each short story being placed in chronological order by the author.

The Valkyries

Vancouver, Canada

Early 1920s

(Wang, We Two Alone 4, 17).

The Nature of Things

Shanghai, China

July-November 1937

(Wang, We Two Alone 53, 58).

The Night of Broken Glass

Vienna, Austria

1939-1945

(Wang, We Two Alone 83, 93).

Everything in Between

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

c. 1966

(Wang, We Two Alone 109, 115, 130).

Belsize Park

Oxford, United Kingdom

Likely 1990s

(Wang, We Two Alone, 136, 150).

Allhallows

Tallahassee, United States

Early 2000s

(Wang, We Two Alone, 165, 173).

We Two Alone

New York City/Los Angeles, United States

Early 2010s

(Wang, We Two Alone, 165, 189, 257).

Google Sites

Report abuse