About this title: The Chinese Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian's 1997 novel is about a man who, after a golden childhood, becomes involved in resistance to Mao's Cultural Revolution. Besides telling the story of the unnamed narrator's rebel activities, the novel provides a panoramic view of China and its many upheavals through the 20th century.
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Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Stated 1st Edition: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins, New York
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780066211329ISBN:0066211328
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 450 Pages. Measures: 6-1/4" x 9-1/4" Clean, tight copy with no writing or markings. Not an Ex-Library book or a Book Club Edition. Colorfully illustrated dust jacket. Includes 61 Chapters and a photograph with a brief biography of the author as well as a list of his other writings. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780066211329ISBN:0066211328
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hard Cover--VG/VG--Book and dust jacket are clean and bright with only slightest of shelf wear. 450 pages. First Edition w/full # string and original price of 26.95 present. read more
Description: Good. 2002-Hardcover--may contain minor shelf-wear-Used-Good. Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Very Good. Near Fine, 2002, ADVANCE READER'S EDITION, soft cover. Crease to corner of one page, very mild wear. (Edition: First Edition)...All books are packaged with care to protect the corners. Ships same or next bussness day. read more
"An interesting insight into the treatment of dissident writers by the communist regime in China. The sexual abandon that the protagonist surrenders himself to seems conditioned by the constant threat that tomorrow, in his world, is uncertain. This theme occurs in novels I have read portraying similar uncertainty in the future - e.g. Isherwood's Berlin in the throes of WWII or Edeet Ravel's novels on modern day Israel under threat of terrorism and invasion. I wonder if the stock market crashes of 2008 and the threat of bankrupcy's will send people into a headlong sexual orgy shortly?"
"I have read quite a bit of Chinese and Chinese-American fiction involving Mao Tse-tung, but none has driven home the cruelties and absurdities of the Cultural Revolution better than Gao Xingjian's dreamlike narrative. His two conflicting personalities--one entrenched in Cultural Revolution intrigue and the other reflecting upon it years later--hash it out in the second- and third-person points of view. This novel showcases absolute power corrupting absolutely and unveils an era during which anything you said could--and would--be used against you."
"I find that there can never have existed a more unsympathetic society on the face of the Earth than China during the cultural revolution. It was a highly literary read and the use of language and style took some time getting used to, but well worth the effort."
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