- Social life and customs, Fiction, New York Times reviewed
Yang Fei was born on a moving train. Lost by his mother, adopted by a young switchman, raised with simplicity and love, he is utterly unprepared for the tempestuous changes that await him and his country.
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- Author
- 余华
- First published
- 2015
- Pages
- 213
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780804197861
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