River under the Eaves: First edition by Yin Huifen (English) Paperback Book

Description: River under the Eaves by Yin Huifen, Zhu Jingwen Shanghai has been exposed to a great deal of outside influences throughout its history. This novel features two stories about common city dwellers living in its alleyways from the 1980s to the 1990s.The first story follows a family through three generations from the perspective of a character only known as "Black Bug." Sharp-tongued, but soft-hearted, Black Bugs grandmother takes care of the family. When Black Bug is young, his father wants to divorce his mother. As he grows older, his grandmother is hospitalized under intensive care due to a serious illness. Later, the family grieves the death of his grandmother. Black Bug then begins to comprehend the love within his family despite their gruff nature at times.In the second story, Xiaoyu has a good job and a handsome boyfriend. She decides to rent a small room on Jiqing Li, a typical Shanghai alleyway, desiring to live a truly elegant city life. Within Xiaoyus apartment building, its difficult to avoid the life of her neighbors. She finally moves out of Jiqing Li realizing that life isnt so elegant there. The residents have problems like everyone else, and put on a facade in an attempt to hide them.Behind these stories is the gap between the city and countryside, the legacy of the political upheavals of the past, and the price that has come with new found prosperity. These people who resided in the stone gate houses represented the rapidly changing dynamics of the Shanghai metropolis. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Yin Huifen, born in Shanghai in 1949, is a member of the Association of Chinese Writers and a member of the Association of Shanghai Writers. Her other works include such novels as Motor City, Bitter Leaves, and a novella entitled Desires Dance as well as a collection named Shanghai Neighborhood.She received a number of awards for her novel Motor City, including the Top Award Female Writers from The Publishers Association of China, Chinese Writers Association, and Chinese Contemporary Literature Research Institute and it was included in the 500 best novels published since 1949 from the leading literature magazine, Selected Novels. Details ISBN1602202532 Author Zhu Jingwen Short Title RIVER UNDER THE EAVES Pages 176 Series Contemporary Writers Language English Translator Zhu Jingwen ISBN-10 1602202532 ISBN-13 9781602202535 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-10-20 Imprint Shanghai Press Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2015-10-20 US Release Date 2015-10-20 UK Release Date 2015-10-20 Publisher Shanghai Press Subtitle First edition DEWEY 895.136 Audience General AU Release Date 2016-01-26 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136672815;

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