Ocean of Words
Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Ha Jin |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | War, Chinese Army |
| Genre | Short stories |
| Set in | China |
| Publisher | Zoland |
Publication date | 1996 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 205 |
| Awards | PEN/Hemingway Award |
Ocean of Words is a short story collection by Ha Jin. It is his first published book. The stories are set along the China-Soviet border in the 1970s after the nations split political ties.
The collection won the 1997 PEN/Hemingway Award for best first work of fiction.