A Small Town Called Hibiscus
Set in a small mountainous town in Hunan, the novel depicts society and daily life during the Cultural Revolution, exploring the clash between tradition and change, with a focus on rural life and women's fates.
Work Information
Furong Town (Furong zhen) traces the tension between Rural life and Impact of the Cultural Revolution.
Set in a small mountainous town in Hunan, the novel depicts society and daily life during the Cultural Revolution, exploring the clash between tradition and change, with a focus on rural life and women's fates.
Book Information
- Publisher
- China Books and Periodicals
- Published
- 2007-07-02
- Pages
- 260 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 11.13 x 1.5 x 18.14 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780835110747
- ISBN-10
- 0835110745
- Price
- 2617 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Contemporary
One of China's most acclaimed novels, A Small Town Called Hibiscus portrays life in a small Hunan town through the turbulent years of 1963-1979, as the impact of relentless political campaigns takes a staggering toll on the lives of ordinary people. A longtime standard for courses in contemporary Chinese literature.
Reviews
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Five Stars
Maybe later
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All's well.
All's fine.
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Akward reading
the British translation reads awkwardly, with excessive (from an US English usage) hyphenation. This perhaps approximates the tone of the original Chinese, but it is not easy to follow.
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Ecology, environmentalists, and fishermen
Although not his best book (World HIstory Accourding to the Basque; novel - Bugaloo on 2nd Avenue) it is much better than his worse (Salt). Very important 9th Chapter about how the environmentalists really rely on weak science without taking either the whole ecological system into account or the rights of fishermen. The story of Glouster itself is interesting if a little over detailed. I recommend it.