The Seventh Day
By Yu Hua
Translated by Allan H. Barr
By Yu Hua
Translated by Allan H. Barr
By Yu Hua
Translated by Allan H. Barr
By Yu Hua
Translated by Allan H. Barr
Category: Literary Fiction
Category: Literary Fiction
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$20.00
Jan 26, 2016 | ISBN 9780804172059
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Jan 13, 2015 | ISBN 9780804197878
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Praise
“Elegant and sharp. . . . By turns inventive and playful and dark and disturbing, with much to say about modern China.” —NPR
“Surreal. . . . Yu’s most devastating critique of the new Chinese reality.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Entertaining. . . . Intriguing. . . . In narrowing his lens, his work carries new urgency.” —The Wall Street Journal
“A political allegory for life—and death—experienced in the chaos of a rapidly changing modern China.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Plaintive. . . . Moving.” —Grantland
“A ghostly walk through contemporary China evokes the human cost of some of the big issues that nation is facing.” —The Toronto Star
“Mesmerizing. . . . Internationally award-winning novelist Hua crafts a discerning critique of contemporary Chinese culture through an evocative allegory revealing fates much worse than death.” —Booklist
“[A] poignant fable about family bonds made not of blood ties but unbreakable heartstrings. It will assuredly reward Yu’s readers, familiar and new.” —Library Journal (starred review)
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