The Barbarians are Coming

The Barbarians are Coming

"The Barbarians are Coming" is a novel by David Wong Louie. The novel tells the story of a Chinese American man trying to make it in the United States while dealing with his immigrant parents and their desires for their son.

The book was released in 2001 by Penguin, and received positive reviews from "Publishers Weekly" and "The Los Angeles Times Book Review".


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