Yu Hua

A NovelAn award-winning, internationally acclaimed Chinese bestseller, originally banned in China but recently named one of the last decades ten most influential books there, To Live tells the epic story of one mans transformation from the spoiled son of a rich landlord to an honorable and kindhearted peasant.After squandering his familys fortune...

Yu Huas beautiful, heartbreaking novel Cries in the Drizzle follows a young Chinese boy throughout his childhood and adolescence during the reign of Chairman Mao. The middle son of three, Sun Guanglin is constantly neglected ignored by his parents and his younger and older brother. Sent away at age six to live with another family, he returns to his...

One of the last decades ten most influential books in China, this internationally acclaimed novel by one of the mainlands most important contemporary writers provides an unflinching portrait of life under Chairman Mao.A cart-pusher in a silk mill, Xu Sanguan augments his meager salary with regular visits to the local blood chief. His visits become...