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Remembering 1942: And Other Chinese Stories

Remembering 1942: And Other Chinese Stories

Zhenyun, Liu
Goldblatt, Howard
Lin, Sylvia Li-Chun

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ISBN10: 1648210945
ISBN13: 9781648210945
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Published: Mar 18 2025
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.41
Language: English
Sweeping, Humorous, and Moving Tales from One of Contemporary China's Greatest Writers

The bestselling and award-winning author of novels satirizing contemporary China, Liu Zhenyun is also renowned for his short stories. Remembering 1942 showcases six of his best, featuring a diverse cast of ordinary people struggling against the obstacles--bureaucratic, economic, and personal--that life presents.

The exquisite stories within this collection range from an exploration of office politics unmoored by an unexpected gift to the tale of a young soldier attempting to acclimate to his new life as a student and the story of a couple struggling to manage the demands of a young child. The masterful title story--which was adapted into a movie in 2012--explores the legacy of the drought and famine that struck Henan Province in 1942, tracing its echoes in one man's journey through war and revolution and into the present.

Each story is rich in wit, insight, and empathy, and together they bring into focus the realities of China's past and present, evoking clearly and mordantly the often Kafkaesque circumstances of contemporary life in the world's most populous nation.

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