The Vagrants: A Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (884 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812973348 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Elise Hadden said Well worth the time. From Under the Heather Books ([])What I LikedThis book made a habit of sneaking up on me. Lulled into a quiet state by its tempered prose and gentle character descriptions, I was repeatedly shocked out of this dream. The unexpected import of small details and the complexity of the story’s purposefully jagged edges was riveting. What begins as a stor. the best book about modern China Beijing Loafer I've been an avid fan of Ha Jin until Yiyun Li came along. For writings on modern China, Yiyun is simply the best. After A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, I was afraid that any follow-up act would disappoint. Instead, The Vagrants shone brilliantly.For anyone interested in modern China, I would say this is a must-read. It's not a political novel, though i. Connecticut bookworm said Worth another read. I picked up a copy of The Vagrants at our local library, only to become so engrossed in the story that I felt I had to own it. I started reading knowing nothing about modern China, and finished the novel with some understanding of the political repression that exists there, despite the fact that this is fiction. Yiyun Li's writing is exceptionally fine, h
--Lauren Nemroff. Yiyun Li's unblinking and unpredictable fictional narrative demonstrates how corruption and cruelty, fear, and moral ambiguity at the level of the individual reflect the dehumanization of an entire society. <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-alt:"Calisto MT"; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1107304683 0 0 159 0; @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-alt:"Arial Rounded MT Bold"; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1073750139 0 0 159 0; @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:536871559 0 0 0
While Gu Shan’s distraught mother makes bold decisions, her father begins to retreat into memories. Neither of them imagines that their daughter’s death will have profound and far-reaching effects, in Muddy River and beyond. Beijing is being rocked by the Democratic Wall Movement, an anti-Communist groundswell designed to move the country toward a more enlightened and open society, but the government backlash will be severe.In this spellbinding novel, the brilliant Yiyun Li gives us a powerful and beautiful portrai