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    Item specifics

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    Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No ...
    ISBN
    9780307379368

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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
    ISBN-10
    0307379361
    ISBN-13
    9780307379368
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    166572970

    Product Key Features

    Original Language
    Chinese
    Book Title
    Boy in the Twilight : Stories of the Hidden China
    Number of Pages
    208 Pages
    Language
    English
    Topic
    Asian / Chinese, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
    Publication Year
    2014
    Genre
    Fiction, Literary Collections
    Author
    Yu Hua
    Format
    Hardcover

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.9 in
    Item Weight
    12.7 Oz
    Item Length
    8.5 in
    Item Width
    5.8 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    2013-017450
    Dewey Edition
    23
    Reviews
    "A laconic, piercing glimpse into the daily life of citizens living in post-Mao China . . . Aficionados of the short form will savor these stories as both adroit literature and a sharp cultural lens. Appreciative readers of such diverse recent collections as Emma Donoghue's Astray and Yoko Ogawa's Revenge will want to add this title to waiting shelves." -- Library Journal (starred)
    Dewey Decimal
    895.1/352
    Synopsis
    From the acclaimed author of Brothers and To Live : thirteen audacious stories that resonate with the beauty, grittiness, and exquisite irony of everyday life in China.   Yu Hua's narrative gifts, populist voice, and inimitable wit have made him one of the most celebrated and best-selling writers in China. These flawlessly crafted stories--unflinching in their honesty, yet balanced with humor and compassion--take us into the small towns and dirt roads that are home to the people who make China run.   In the title story, a shopkeeper confronts a child thief and punishes him without mercy. "Victory" shows a young couple shaken by the husband's infidelity, scrambling to stake claims to the components of their shared life. "Sweltering Summer" centers on an awkward young man who shrewdly uses the perks of his government position to court two women at once. Other tales show, by turns, two poor factory workers who spoil their only son, a gang of peasants who bully the village orphan, and a spectacular fistfight outside a refinery bathhouse. With sharp language and a keen eye, Yu Hua explores the line between cruelty and warmth on which modern China is--precariously, joyfully--balanced. Taken together, these stories form a timely snapshot of a nation lit with the deep feeling and ready humor that characterize its people. Already a sensation in Asia, certain to win recognition around the world, Yu Hua, in Boy in the Twilight, showcases the peerless gifts of a writer at the top of his form., From the acclaimed author of "Brothers "and "To Live" thirteen audacious stories that resonate with the beauty, grittiness, and exquisite irony of everyday life in China. Yu Hua s narrative gifts, populist voice, and inimitable wit have made him one of the most celebrated and best-selling writers in China. These flawlessly crafted stories unflinching in their honesty, yet balanced with humor and compassion take us into the small towns and dirt roads that are home to the people who make China run. In the title story, a shopkeeper confronts a child thief and punishes him without mercy. Victory shows a young couple shaken by the husband s infidelity, scrambling to stake claims to the components of their shared life. Sweltering Summer centers on an awkward young man who shrewdly uses the perks of his government position to court two women at once. Other tales show, by turns, two poor factory workers who spoil their only son, a gang of peasants who bully the village orphan, and a spectacular fistfight outside a refinery bathhouse. With sharp language and a keen eye, Yu Hua explores the line between cruelty and warmth on which modern China is precariously, joyfully balanced. Taken together, these stories form a timely snapshot of a nation lit with the deep feeling and ready humor that characterize its people. Already a sensation in Asia, certain to win recognition around the world, Yu Hua, in "Boy in the Twilight, "showcases the peerless gifts of a writer at the top of his form."
    LC Classification Number
    PL2940.Y9H8313 2014

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