Northern Girls: Life Goes On (China Library)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0670076163
ISBN 13
9780670076161
Category
Chinese literature in English (translated)
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Publication Year
2016
Publisher
Pages
332
Description
Qian Xiaohong is born in a sleepy Hunan village, where the new China rush toward development is a distant rumor. A buxom, naïve 16-year-old, she joins the mass migration to the boomtown of Shenzhen where she navigates dangerous encounters with ruthless bosses, jealous wives, sympathetic hookers and corrupt policemen. Moving through a grinding succession of dead end jobs, Xiaohong finds solace in her close ties with her fellow "northern girls," who quickly learn to rely on each other for humor and the enjoyment of life's simple pleasures. This coming-of-age novel explores the inner lives of a generation of young, rural Chinese women who embark on life-changing journeys in search of something better. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
