{"product_id":"remembering-1942-and-other-chinese-stories-9781648210945","title":"Remembering 1942: And Other Chinese Stories","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSweeping, Humorous, and Moving Tales from One of Contemporary China's Greatest Writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The bestselling and award-winning author of novels satirizing contemporary China, Liu Zhenyun is also renowned for his short stories. \u003ci\u003eRemembering 1942\u003c\/i\u003e showcases six of his best, featuring a diverse cast of ordinary people struggling against the obstacles--bureaucratic, economic, and personal--that life presents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The exquisite stories within this collection range from an exploration of office politics unmoored by an unexpected gift to the tale of a young soldier attempting to acclimate to his new life as a student and the story of a couple struggling to manage the demands of a young child. The masterful title story--which was adapted into a movie in 2012--explores the legacy of the drought and famine that struck Henan Province in 1942, tracing its echoes in one man's journey through war and revolution and into the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each story is rich in wit, insight, and empathy, and together they bring into focus the realities of China's past and present, evoking clearly and mordantly the often Kafkaesque circumstances of contemporary life in the world's most populous nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiu Zhenyun\u003c\/b\u003e is a Chinese novelist, screenwriter, and 2011 Mao Dun Literature Prize-winner. His novels include \u003ci\u003eSomeone to Talk To\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRemembering 1942\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Did Not Kill My Husband\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cook, the Crook, and the Real Estate Tycoon\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Goldblatt\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator of numerous works of contemporary Chinese fiction from mainland China and Taiwan, including Nobel Prize-winner Mo Yan, five of whose works are published by Arcade (\u003ci\u003eThe Garlic Ballads\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Republic of Wine\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBig Breasts and Wide Hips\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLife and Death Are Wearing Me Out\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eShifu\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYou'll Do Anything for a Laugh\u003c\/i\u003e). He has also translated works by Liu Zhenyun (\u003ci\u003eI Did Not Kill My Husband\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Cook, the Crook, and the Real Estate Tycoon\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Remembering 1942\u003c\/i\u003e, which are published by Arcade), Huang Chunming (\u003ci\u003eThe Taste of Apples\u003c\/i\u003e), and Chen Ruoxi (\u003ci\u003eThe Execution of Mayor Yin\u003c\/i\u003e). He taught modern Chinese literature and culture for more than a quarter of a century. He lives in Lafayette, Colorado. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSylvia Li-chun\u003c\/b\u003e Lin is a Taiwanese-born Chinese-English translator and a former professor of Chinese Literature at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Notre Dame. She won the Lian Shih-chiu Literary Translation Prize and has translated the works of Liu Zhenyun, Bi Feiyu, Mo Yan, You Jin, among others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arcade Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51243456266514,"sku":"9781648210945","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_88fcd6cf-50e6-4a28-8aa3-642735d2a9a4.jpg?v=1745864101","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/remembering-1942-and-other-chinese-stories-9781648210945","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}