Hoppa till sidans huvudinnehåll

Trees Without Wind

A Novel

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

AvRui Li

1 189 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Finns i fler format (1)


Unfolding in the tense years of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), Trees Without Wind takes place in a remote Shanxi village in which a rare affliction has left the residents physically stunted. Director Liu, an older revolutionary and local commune head, becomes embroiled in a power struggle with Zhang Weiguo, a young ideologue who believes he is the model of a true revolutionary. Complicating matters is a woman named Nuanyu, who, like Zhang Weiguo and Director Liu, is an outsider untouched by the village's disease. "Wedded" to all of the male villagers, Nuanyu lives a polyandrous lifestyle based on necessity and at odds with the puritanical idealism of the Cultural Revolution. The deformed villagers, representing the manipulated masses of China, become pawns in the Party representatives' factional infighting. Director Liu and Zhang Weiguo's explosive tug-of-war is part of a larger battle among politics, self-interest, and passion gripping a world undone by ideological extremism. A collectively told narrative powered by distinctive subjectivities, Trees Without Wind is a milestone in the fictional treatment of a horrific event.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2012-12-18
  • Mått140 x 178 x undefined mm
  • FormatInbunden
  • SpråkEngelska
  • SerieWeatherhead Books on Asia
  • Antal sidor208
  • FörlagColumbia University Press
  • ISBN9780231162746
  • ÖversättareBalcom, John
Hoppa över listan

Mer från samma författare

Designing Advanced Respiratory Protective Devices for Pandemics

Guowen Song, Rui Li, Canada) Song, Guowen (University of Alberta, USA) Li, Rui (Research Assistant Professor Manager for LABS and special projects Laboratories for Functional Textiles and Protective Clothing (LABS) Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management College of Human Sciences Iowa State University

Häftad

5 209 kr

Hoppa över listan

Mer från samma serie

Hoppa över listan

Du kanske också är intresserad av

Designing Advanced Respiratory Protective Devices for Pandemics

Guowen Song, Rui Li, Canada) Song, Guowen (University of Alberta, USA) Li, Rui (Research Assistant Professor Manager for LABS and special projects Laboratories for Functional Textiles and Protective Clothing (LABS) Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management College of Human Sciences Iowa State University

Häftad

5 209 kr