A Small Town Called Hibiscus
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0835110745
ISBN 13
9780835110747
Category
FV: Historical fiction
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Publication Year
2001
Publisher
Pages
260
Description
A Small Town Called Hibiscus is one of the best Chinese novels to have appeared in 1981. Its author Gu Hua was brought up in the Wuling Mountains of south Hunan. He presents the ups and downs of some families in a small mountain town there during the hard years in the early sixties, the "cultural revolution," and after the downfall of the "gang of four." He shows the horrifying impact on decent, hard-working people of the gang's ultra-Left line, and retains a sense of humor in describing the most harrowing incidents. In the end wrongs are righted, and readers are left with a deepened understanding of this abnormal period in Chinese history and the sterling qualities of the Chinese people. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1