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Cries in the Drizzle

By Yu Hua

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By Yu Hua

By Yu Hua

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    About Cries in the Drizzle

    Yu Hua’s beautiful, heartbreaking novel Cries in the Drizzle follows a young Chinese boy throughout his childhood and adolescence during the reign of Chairman Mao.

    The middle son of three, Sun Guanglin is constantly neglected ignored by his parents and his younger and older brother. Sent away at age six to live with another family, he returns to his parents’ house six years later on the same night that their home burns to the ground, making him even more a black sheep. Yet Sun Guanglin’s status as an outcast, both at home and in his village, places him in a unique position to observe the changing nature of Chinese society, as social dynamics — and his very own family — are changed forever under Communist rule.

    With its moving, thoughtful prose, Cries in the Drizzle is a stunning addition to the wide-ranging work of one of China’s most distinguished contemporary writers.

    About Cries in the Drizzle

    Yu Hua’s beautiful, heartbreaking novel Cries in the Drizzle follows a young Chinese boy throughout his childhood and adolescence during the reign of Chairman Mao.

    The middle son of three, Sun Guanglin is constantly neglected ignored by his parents and his younger and older brother. Sent away at age six to live with another family, he returns to his parents’ house six years later on the same night that their home burns to the ground, making him even more a black sheep. Yet Sun Guanglin’s status as an outcast, both at home and in his village, places him in a unique position to observe the changing nature of Chinese society, as social dynamics — and his very own family — are changed forever under Communist rule.

    With its moving, thoughtful prose, Cries in the Drizzle is a stunning addition to the wide-ranging work of one of China’s most distinguished contemporary writers.

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    About Yu Hua

    Yu Hua is the author of five novels, six story collections, and four essay collections. He has also contributed op-ed pieces to The New York Times. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He has received many awards, including… More about Yu Hua

    About Yu Hua

    Yu Hua is the author of five novels, six story collections, and four essay collections. He has also contributed op-ed pieces to The New York Times. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He has received many awards, including… More about Yu Hua

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Anchor
    Oct 09, 2007 | 320 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307279996

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Anchor
    Nov 26, 2008 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9780307483409

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    Praise

    Praise for Yu Hua’s Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

    “Immensely moving. . . . Artfully constructed, beautifully written, and stealthily consuming–it repeatedly stops you in your tracks.” —The Boston Globe

    “Epic. . . . Offers unforgettable images of cruelty and kindness.”
    —The Washington Post Book World

    “Vital and electric. . . . Shows the persistence of human sensibility in the face of totalitarian logic.”
    —Slate

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