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To live : a novel / Yu Hua ; translated and with an afterword by Michael Berry.

Title
To live : a novel / Yu Hua ; translated and with an afterword by Michael Berry.
Author
Yu, Hua, 1960-
Publication
New York : Anchor Books, 2003.

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Additional Authors
Berry, Michael, 1974-
Description
250 p.; 21 cm.
Summary
An award-winning, internationally acclaimed Chinese bestseller, originally banned in China but recently named one of the last decade's ten most influential books there," "To Live tells the epic story of one man's transformation from the spoiled son of a rich landlord to an honorable and kindhearted peasant. After squandering his family's fortune in gambling dens and brothels, the young, deeply penitent Fugui settles down to do the honest work of a farmer. Forced by the Nationalist Army to leave behind his family, he witnesses the horrors and privations of the Civil War, only to return years later to face a string of hardships brought on by the ravages of the Cultural Revolution. Left with an ox as the companion of his final years, Fugui stands as a model of flinty authenticity, buoyed by his appreciation for life in this narrative of humbling power.
Uniform Title
Huo zhe. English
Alternative Title
Huo zhe.
Subject
China > History > Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 > Fiction
Genre/Form
Chinese fiction – 20th century – Translations into English.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
1400031869 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2003043688
OCLC
  • 51752247
  • SCSB-11949216
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library