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| Title:
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THREE SISTERS
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| By: |
Bi Feiyu, Howard Goldblatt (Trans), Sylvia Li-Chun Lin (Trans) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£5.82 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1846591279 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781846591273 |
| Publisher: |
TELEGRAM BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
27 February, 2012 |
| Pages: |
310 |
| Language: |
English, Undetermined language |
| Description: |
From the petty treachery of the village to the slogans of the Cultural Revolution and the harried pace of city life, three sisters strive to change the course of their destinies in a China that does not truly belong to them. An epic novel and account of the challenges facing women in Communist China and of the bonds and ruptures of sisterhood. |
| Synopsis: |
From the petty treachery of the village to the slogans of the Cultural Revolution and the harried pace of city life, three sisters strive to change the course of their destinies in a China that does not truly belong to them. Yumi, the eldest, struggles to retain dignity as her ideal marriage falters. Yuxiu relies on her talent for seduction. And, Yuyang, the youngest, lays her hope in her own intelligence, securing the education that her sisters were denied. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Telegram Books |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Man Asian Literary Prize 2010. |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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