Description
Across China, many saw in Liang's remarkable and vivid interviews with family members and childhood acquaintances a mirror of their own families, and her observations about the way the greatest rural-to-urban migration of modern times has twisted the country resonated deeply. China in One Village tells the story of contemporary China through one clear-eyed observer, one family, and one village.
An unforgettable portrait of the tectonic shifts happening in rural China-told through the microcosm of one small town
About the Author
A professor of Chinese literature at Renmin University in Beijing, Liang Hong's literary career has spanned criticism, reportage, and fiction. China In One Village (Zhongguo zai Liangzhuang), sold over a quarter of a million copies. It was followed by Leaving Liang Village, establishing Liang Hong's reputation as a deft observer and chronicler of China's changing society. Since that time Liang Hong has been the recipient of many awards and honors. More recently she has published a collection of short stories and a novel.
Reviews
An engaging read, with lively first-person narratives . it is in these stories that the universality of people's hopes, fears and frustrations really shines through. * New Internationalist *
A lucid, accessible account of rural Chinese life, its stories worth far more than the statistics usually invoked in accounts of the pro found change that has swept China. -- Jonathan Chatwin * South China Morning Post *
A true literary sensation ... [Liang] pulls no punches. -- Ian Johnson * New York Times *
Stunningly insightful ... What makes Liang's study so compelling is the way in which it offers a glimpse of a world in which personal problems ... exist on the same level as broader social and political problems -- Mark Rappolt * ArtReview *
Overburdened grandparents, children who don't see their parents, workers straining to make a living in unwelcoming cities: Liang Hong's book, "China in One Village" (tr. Emily Goedde), gives a platform for these voices from the countryside. -- Mike Cormack * SupChina *
The immediacy of China in One Village brings to life how China is changing in a way that more academic works cannot do. * rs21 *
Fair-minded and sanguine ... one of the clearest narrative accounts of China's countryside available in English. -- Amy Hawkins * Times Literary Supplement *
Book Information
ISBN 9781839761775
Author Liang Hong
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 495g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 153mm * 25mm