Search Results

The first English translation of an influential and much praised Chinese novel. The harrowing story of Xu Sanguan, a cartpusher struggling under the hardships of Mao's regime and compelled to sell his blood to feed his family.

To Live is a novel full of blood and tears. Through a Chinese farmer's miserable life, Yu Hua tells readers how to withstand great suffering, and he also describes the richness and depth of tears, non-existence of despair and people living just for life itself.

"Stories previously published in different magazines in Chinese, but never as a collection"-- Provided by publisher.