Three Sisters - Rilegato

Bi, Feiyu

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ISBN 10: 0151013640 ISBN 13: 9780151013647

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010

Riassunto

In a small village in China, the Wang family has produced seven sisters in its quest to have a boy; three of the sisters emerge as the lead characters in this remarkable novel. From the small-town treachery of the village to the slogans of the Cultural Revolution to the harried pace of city life, Bi Feiyu follows the women as they strive to change the course of their destinies and battle against an “infinite ocean of people” in a China that does not truly belong to them. Yumi will use her dignity, Yuxiu her powers of seduction, and Yuyang her ambition—all in an effort to take control of their world, their bodies, and their lives.

Like Dai Sijie’s Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha, and J.G. Ballard’s Empire of the Sun, Three Sisters transports us to and immerses us in a culture we think we know but will understand much more fully by the time we reach the end. Bi’s Moon Opera was praised by the Los Angeles Times, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and other publications. In one review Lisa See said: “I hope this is the first of many of Bi’s works to come to us.” Three Sisters fulfills that wish, with its irreplaceable portrait of contemporary Chinese life and indelible story of three tragic and sometimes triumphant heroines.

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Praise for MOON OPERA:

"This exotic novella is much more than the morality tale it first appears to be." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "This novel plunges the reader into the world of Chinese opera." --Susan Salter Reynolds, The Los Angeles Times "[Bi Feiyu] create[s] vivid images as well as a deep, complex lead character."--Lisa Mclendon, The Wichita Eagle "What a gem of a novel! Bi Feiyu gives us a glimpse not only into the Chinese opera world but deep into a woman's heart. I hope this is the first of many of Bi's works to come to us in translation." -- Lisa See, author of Peony in Love "The novel offers evocative glimpses not only of Chinese opera, but also of a Communist country opening itself to capitalism and a new era of expressive freedom. [E]legantly theatrical and emotionally resonant -- just like a good opera." --Kirkus Reviews

"This slender novel . . . resonates with a clear, crystalline bell tone. The Chinese author, in his first novel, brings his admirably, even stunningly, precise and effortlessly metaphoric style to bear. . . . At once a sad and lovely story."-- Booklist

"[A] vividly sketched tale of art and money.... The novel’s slimness, simple storytelling and overarching morality lend it a fable-like air." -- Publishers Weekly

"Bi Feiyu is a young Chinese writer with a rising star. I thoroughly enjoyed his book. If you love Chinese culture, you will want to read The Moon Opera." --themysterybookshelf.blogspot.com

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Book by Feiyu Bi

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• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0151013640
• ISBN 13: 9780151013647
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 282