Praise for the first edition:
..". in the great tradition of Orwell and Solzhenitsyn; its true subject is the survival -- and sometimes the defeat -- of the human spirit in its lonely quest for integrity." -- Time
"The almost childlike directness of Chen's tales... is captured in the very lightly revised translations of this new edition... Highly recommended." -- Choice
A classic of modern world literature, this collection of stories provides a vivid and poignant eyewitness view of everyday life in China during the Cultural Revolution. For this edition, Howard Goldblatt has thoroughly revised the text and updated it to Pinyin romanization. In a new introduction, Perry Link reflects on the book's significance in the post-Tiananmen era. Twenty-five years after its first publication, The Execution of Mayor Yin has lost none of its power to move the reader, and remains unmatched as a document of the period.
..".in the great tradition of Orwell and Solzhenitsyn; its true subject is the survival--and sometimes the defeat--of the human spirit in its lonely quest for integrity."
| The Execution of Mayor Yin | |
| "Chairman Mao Is a Rotten Egg" | |
| Night Duty | |
| Residency Check | |
| Jen Hsiu-lan | |
| The Big Fish | |
| Keng Erh in Peking | |
| Nixon's Press Corps | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780253344168
ISBN-10: 0253344166
Series: Chinese Literature in Translation
Audience:
Professional
For Ages: 14+ years old
For Grades: 9+
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 272
Published: 1st July 2004
Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 13.8
x 2.2
Weight (kg): 0.408