Banished! / Han Dong ; translated by Nicky Harman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Han, Dong, 1961-

Contributor:

Harman, Nicky.

Standardized Title:

Zha gen. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese literature--20th century.

Chinese literature.

China--History--Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976--Fiction.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is 1969 and China is in the throes of the Cultural Revolution. The Tao family is banished to the countryside, forced to leave comfortable lives in Nanjing to be reeducated in the true nature of the revolution by the peasants of Sanyu village.The parents 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Translator's Preface

Notes on Translation

One. Banishment

Two. The Enclosure

Three. Young Too

Four. Primary School

Five. Animals

Six. The Farm Tools Factory

Seven. Zhao Ningsheng

Eight. The Cleaning Bug

Nine. "516"

Ten. Rich Peasants

Eleven. Striking Root

Twelve. The Author

Thirteen. Conclusion

Excerpts from the Glossary in the Chinese Version of Banished!

Han Dong and the World of Chinese Literature

About the Translator

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8248-6155-8

1-4416-1996-8

OCLC:

436232740