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Paperback. It is 1969 and China is in the throes of the Cultural Revolution. The Taos face exile with stoicism and teach their son to embrace reeducation wholeheartedly. Is this simple pragmatism, an attempt to protect the boy and ensure his future? Or do the banished cadres really cling to their belief in their leaders and the ideals of the Revolution? Translator(s): Harman, Nicky. Num Pages: 292 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
It is 1969 and China is in the throes of the Cultural Revolution. The Taos face exile with stoicism and teach their son to embrace reeducation wholeheartedly. Is this simple pragmatism, an attempt to protect the boy and ensure his future? Or do the banished cadres really cling to their belief in their leaders and the ideals of the Revolution? These questions remain tantalizingly unanswered in this prize-winning first novel.
It is 1969 and China is in the throes of the Cultural Revolution. The Taos face exile with stoicism and teach their son to embrace reeducation wholeheartedly. Is this simple pragmatism, an attempt to protect the boy and ensure his future? Or do the banished cadres really cling to their belief in their leaders and the ideals of the Revolution? These questions remain tantalizingly unanswered in this prize-winning first novel.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824833404
SKU
V9780824833404
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Ref
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About Han Dong
Han Dong is one of China's most important avant-garde poets as well as an essayist, short story writer, and novelist. Banished! won the prestigious Chinese Novelist Prize in 2003.
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