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Ma Bo'le's Second Life by Hong Xiao (2018, Trade Paperback)

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Ma Bo'le's Second Life by Xiao, Hong [Paperback]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOpen Letter

ISBN-101940953804

ISBN-139781940953809

eBay Product ID (ePID)239668767

Product Key Features

Book TitleMa Bo'le's Second Life

Number of Pages280 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

TopicGeneral, Literary, Asia / China, Sociology / Marriage & Family

GenreSocial Science, Fiction, History

AuthorHong Xiao

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2018-276120

Reviews"Before her death in 1940 at age 30, Xiao Hong created a legacy of eleven books--novels, stories, reminiscences--that easily qualify her as one of the major Chinese literary figures of the century. Like Isaac Babel, Xiao Hong makes no comment, and she doesn't flinch at such unimaginable cruelty and violence; she makes it seem what it is to the villagers--part of everyday life. The effect is powerful. . . ."-- Kirkus Reviews "The book is powerful in its confinement, vivid in its simplicity. The prose, at once imagistic, spare and haunting, recalls at moments the melancholy timbre of Jean Rhys."-- Los Angeles Times "The dialogue is absolutely convincing and the author's ability to present daily adventure profound. In its specificity, Market Street offers an ultimately universal lesson about freedom and oppression."-- Boston Globe "Even in translation Xiao Hong's voice is that of a true original."-- Far Eastern Economic Review

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal895.13/5

SynopsisMa Bole follows the eponymous cowardly layabout as he escapes his unhappy family life by going on the run to avoid the coming Japanese invasion. A humorous-yet-stark depiction of despair in the face of war and Westernization, Xiao's novel (completed by the translator) mirrors the identity struggles of early-twentieth century China in the form of an unforgettable comic anti-hero.

LC Classification NumberPL2769.N455