Border Town

New in the Harper Perennial Modern Chinese Classics series, Border Town is a classic Chinese novel--banned by Mao's regime--that captures the ideals of rural China through the moving story of a young woman and her grandfather. Originally published in 1934 by author Shen Congwen, this beautifully written novel tells the story of Cuicui, a young country girl who is coming of age in rural China in the tumultuous time before the communist revolution.

Author: Congwen Shen,Jeffrey C. Kinkley
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780061436918

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/27/2009 pg. 41
Booklist 08/01/2009 pg. 26

About the Author
Shen, Congwen: -

Shen Congwen (1902-1988) is one of the most influential writers in China's modern history. His novel Border Town was banned under Mao's regime, only to become an inspiration to a new generation of Chinese writers in the late twentieth century.