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China -- Social life and customs -- 1912-1949 -- Fiction.
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Liu, Zhenyun.
China -- Social life and customs -- 1912-1949 -- Fiction.
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Someone
to
talk
to : a
novel
/ Liu Zhenyun ; translated by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin.
by
Liu, Zhenyun.
Duke University Press, 2018, 2009.
Call #:
FICTION LIU
Subjects
China -- Social life and customs -- 1912-1949 -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780822370833 (trade pbk.)
Uniform title:
Yi ju ding yi wan ju. English.
Description:
ix, 376 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Leaving yanjin -- Returning to yanjin.
Summary:
Tofu peddler Yang Baishun is a man of few words and few friends. Unable to find meaningful companionship, he settles for a marriage of convenience. When his wife leaves him for another man he is left to care for his five-year-old stepdaughter Qiaoling, who is subsequently kidnapped, never to be seen by Yang again. Seventy years later we find Niu Aiguo, who, like Yang, struggles to connect with other people. As Niu begins learning about his recently deceased mother's murky past it becomes clear that Qiaoling is the mysterious bond that links Yang and Niu. Originally published in China in 2009 and appearing in English for the first time, Liu Zhenyun's award-winning
Someone
to
Talk
To highlights the contours of everyday life in pre- and post-Mao China, where regular people struggle to make a living and establish homes and families. Meditating on connection and loneliness, community and family,
Someone
to
Talk
To traces the unexpected and far-reaching ramifications of seemingly inconsequential actions, while reminding us all of the importance of communication.
Genre:
Chinese fiction -- Translations into English.
Other authors:
Goldblatt, Howard, 1939-
Lin, Sylvia Li-chun.
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