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The Field of Life and Death & Tales of Hulan River

This updated and extensively revised edition of two key works brings to life the woman considered by many to be China's first feminist novelist: Xiao Hong (1911-1942). Set in the rural China in which Xiao grew up, these two masterpieces expand on many themes, including the plight of peasants and the role of women in society. With a realistic style that has been said to rival "Tolstoy's sweep, Flaubert�s detachment and Ba Jin�s compassion," Xiao gives us an unflinching, surprisingly lyrical, and often wryly humorous account of the difficult lives of these characters. This is an updated and extensively revised new edition.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 273
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780887273926
  • Genres
  • china, fiction, literature, classics, asia, novels, school
  • Release date
  • 2002