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In 1957, Chairman Mao declared a new openness in China : "Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend." With many intellectuals fearing that it was a trap, Kai Ying's husband, Sheng, a headstrong teacher, promised not to jeopardize his family's safety. Nevertheless, one early July morning, Sheng was dragged away for writing a letter criticizing the Communist Party and sent to a labor camp to be "reeducated.".
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University of New Orleans Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"From award-winning author Yang Huang, My Good Son explores the power-and the cost-of parental love. A tailor in post-Tiananmen China, Mr. Cai has one ambition: for his son, Feng, to make something of himself. With harsh discipline and relentless pressure, Mr. Cai succeeds in getting Feng ready to attend a U.S. college, but Feng needs a sponsor. When Mr. Cai meets a closeted American art student named Jude, they hatch a plan to benefit them both:...
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1973.
Language
English
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The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, The Story of the Stone charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. This novel re-creates the ritualized hurly-burly of Chinese family life that would otherwise be lost and infuses it with affirming Buddhist belief. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the...
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