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Título:
A HUNDRED FLOWERS
Autor:
GAIL TSUKIYAMA
Editorial:
ST MARTIN PRESS
EAN:
9781250017000
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Sinopsis
China, 1957. Chairman Mao declared, "Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend," to encourage a new openness in society. Many intellectuals feared it was a trap, and Kai Ying's husband, Sheng, a headstrong teacher, promised not to jeopardize his family's safety. Nevertheless, one July morning, Sheng was dragged away for writing a letter criticizing the Communist Party and sent to a labor camp to be "reeducated". A year later, Sheng remains imprisoned. Seven-year-old TAo, unable to understand why his beloved father has not returned, is badly injured in a fall, and Kai Ying struggles to care for her bewildered son and her obviously stricken father-in-law, Wei. And even if the absolute worst has not happened yet, Kai Ying has had only two letters from her husband in a whole year, and the shadow of fear is always standing behind her. As the people in this small household seek a way to move forward, despite uncertainty and guilt and painful secrets, Gail Tsukiyama brings us an exquisitely moving story of ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances with grace and courage.
