Aca publishing limited jul 2019 (2 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The flesh is a boundary, you and I are two cagesOf all the brief lives I've inhabited, humans are definitely the most interesting. Poetry and painting, literature and drama, song and dance; there's nothing they can't do.As I fell into this young creature named Ding Yi, a life filled with hardship, love and betrayal unfolded before me.I'll try to make this account as entertaining as possible, but please bear with me - it was several lifetimes ago.My Travels in Ding Yi is an epic novel told from the perspective of a nomadic spirit named Shi who inhabits a Chinese boy living in the second half of the 20th century. Shi describes coming of age during the Cultural Revolution in language that dips and soars from crude to lyrical, often in a single breath. Unpredictable and engrossing, this contemporary classic of Chinese fiction was first published in 2006 and is now available in English for the first time.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 1694: Sichuan is empty, depopulated by war, famine and plague. When the emperor issues a decree asking citizens to re-settle this former land of abundance, Ning Xi takes up the call, vowing to find her father, Ning Degong, who vanished in Sichuan years ago. Beset by tigers, bandits, and a powerful old enemy, this courageous woman and her family must face countless dangers - including a new set of rivals, the influential Zhao clan - to build a new life in this wild land. Between Four Rivers is the stunning multi-generational tale of two families linked by shocking twists of fate that leave their lives and the destiny of Sichuan changed forever. …