This lyric, engrossing contemporary Chinese novel spans three generations' intertwined life experiences and their distinctive ideologies: Kazan, a girl born and raised in Tibet and her loyal, valiant mastiff Jinmei; Jiansheng and Xinhe, a couple of kindhearted, successful young artists living in Beijing; and Tong Suqing and Jian Weidong, two innocent intellectuals who endured the Educated Youth frenzy in the 1960s during the Cultural Revolution era. With Qi Jinnian's masterful touch, the book describes how individuals' lives can be tragically affected by their particular historical...
This lyric, engrossing contemporary Chinese novel spans three generations' intertwined life experiences and their distinctive ideologies: Kazan, a gir...
Most people cannot remember when their childhood ended. I, on the other hand, have a crystal-clear memory of that moment. It happened at night in the summer of 1966, when my elementary school headmaster hanged himself.
In 1966 Moying, a student at a prestigious language school in Beijing, seems destined for a promising future. Everything changes when student Red Guards begin to orchestrate brutal assaults, violent public humiliations, and forced confessions. After watching her teachers and headmasters beaten in public, Moying flees school for the safety of home,...
Most people cannot remember when their childhood ended. I, on the other hand, have a crystal-clear memory of that moment. It happened at night i...
