China in Ten Words
Yu Hua
Category: Memoir & Biography,
A courageous and intimate memoir of China framed in ten telling words.
People. Leader. Reading. Writing. Revolution. Grassroots. Through these and other common vernacular words and phrases, Yu Hua β widely regarded as one of Chinaβs greatest living writers β tells powerful personal stories of the Chinese experience from the Cultural Revolution to the 2010s. With wit, insight and courage, he presents a refreshingly candid vision of the βChinese miracleβ and its consequences, and a unique perspective on one of the worldβs least understood nations.
Reviews
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βA brilliant memoir of Chinaβ¦ Throughout this beautifully narrated, carefully analytical and at times personally courageous book, Yu shows the dark side of Chinaβs economic βmiracleβΒ Guardian
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'Caustic and difficult to forget, China in Ten Words is a peopleβs eye view of a world in which the people have little place'Β The Times
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'Gripping⦠it astounds me that Yu Hua has not already joined Nobel Peace Prize-winner Liu Xiaobo and a growing number of other outspoken intellectuals behind bars' Jonathan Mirsky, Literary Review
