To Live
About the book
Fugui and his family endure upheaval from the Chinese Civil War to the Cultural Revolution.
Original title: 活着 (Huozhe)
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Yu Hua lives in Beijing and his work has appeared in more than forty languages. To Live approaches modern Chinese history through one family. Lu Xun, Lao She and Shen Congwen offer different routes into twentieth-century Chinese prose. Mo Yan, Yan Lianke and Liu Cixin extend the selection into political grotesque, history and science fiction.
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- To LiveYu Hua
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Context and sources
Sources on authors and their connections to this country. Specific edition details appear beside each book. Polish and English originals are not labelled as translations.
- Wydawca / biogram autora ↗
- Mo Yan — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Mo Yan — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Eileen Chang — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Lu Xun — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Liu Cixin — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Yan Lianke — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Qian Zhongshu — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Lao She — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Shen Congwen — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
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