- Fiction, History, Young men, Fiction, historical
An award-winning, internationally acclaimed Chinese bestseller, originally banned in China but recently named one of the last decade's ten most influential books there," "To Live tells the epic story of one man's transformation from the spoiled son of a rich landlord to an honorable and kindhearted peasant.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and overwhelming.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- 余华
- First published
- 2003
- Pages
- 250
- Publisher
- Anchor Books
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781400031863
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