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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.
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.
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Strange Bedfellows (Paperback)
Zhenyun Liu; Contributions by Howard Goldblatt, Sylvia Li-chun Lin
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R778
Discovery Miles 7 780
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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