Edition |
First Anchor Books edition. |
Description |
xi, 641 pages ; 21 cm |
Note |
"Originally published in China in two volumes as Xiong di by Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House in 2005 and 2006"--T.p. verso. |
Summary |
Set against the brutality and violence of the Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, this is a novel about boys becoming men, about family feuds and the ties that bind, that bind all of us, even those who refuse to be bound by mere convention or custom because they are bound for far greater glories. |
Language |
Translated from the Chinese. |
Subject |
Yu, Hua, 1960- -- Translations into English.
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China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 -- Fiction.
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Genre/Form |
Bildungsromans.
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Added Author |
Chow, Eileen Cheng-yin, translator.
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Rojas, Carlos, 1970- translator.
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Added Title |
Xiong di. English
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ISBN |
9780307386069 |
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0307386066 |
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