The Rice-sprout Song
by Eileen Chang
Description
Eileen Chang's first novel in English, *The Rice-Sprout Song*, plunges readers into a southern Chinese village during the early 1950s, exposing the grim realities beneath the promises of land reform. What begins as hope for the peasants quickly devolves into a harrowing struggle for survival as man-made and natural disasters, compounded by the nation's involvement in the Korean War, threaten widespread famine. Chang masterfully crafts a chilling narrative of desperation, resilience, and the absurdities of political upheaval, making this a spellbinding exploration of human endurance against overwhelming odds.
Available Editions
paperback
Univ of California Press
Published May 15, 1998
210 pages
ISBN: 9780520210882
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Details
First Published
1955
Language
eng
Translation
From: chi
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