Praise for the first edition:
..". in the greattradition of Orwell and Solzhenitsyn; its true subject is the survival -- andsometimes the defeat -- of the human spirit in its lonely quest for integrity."-- Time
"The almost childlike directness of Chen's tales... iscaptured in the very lightly revised translations of this new edition... Highlyrecommended." -- Choice
A classic of modern world literature, thiscollection of stories provides a vivid and poignant eyewitness view of everyday lifein China during the Cultural Revolution. For this edition, Howard Goldblatt hasthoroughly revised the text and updated it to Pinyin romanization. In a newintroduction, Perry Link reflects on the book's significance in the post-Tiananmenera. Twenty-five years after its first publication, The Execution of Mayor Yin haslost none of its power to move the reader, and remains unmatched as a document ofthe period.
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Praise for the first edition:
..". in the greattradition of Orwell and Solzhenitsyn; its true subject is the survival -- andsometimes the defeat -- of the human spirit in its lonely quest for integrity."-- Time
"The almost childlike directness of Chen's tales... iscaptured in the very lightly revised translations of this new edition... Highlyrecommended." -- Choice
A classic of modern world literature, thiscollection of stories provides a vivid and poignant eyewitness view of everyday lifein China during the Cultural Revolution. For this edition, Howard Goldblatt hasthoroughly revised the text and updated it to Pinyin romanization. In a newintroduction, Perry Link reflects on the book's significance in the post-Tiananmenera. Twenty-five years after its first publication, The Execution of Mayor Yin haslost none of its power to move the reader, and remains unmatched as a document ofthe period.
Imprint | Indiana University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | July 2004 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | June 2004 |
Authors | Ruoxi [Jo-Hsi] Chen |
Translators | Howard Goldblatt |
Introduction by | Perry Link |
Dimensions | 204 x 126 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 202 |
Edition | Revised Edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-21690-8 |
Barcode | 9780253216908 |
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LSN | 0-253-21690-7 |